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An opportunity to reflect on the root causes of hatred and violence
Sep 11, 2009
We should always remember the tragic events of this day... not to let them encourage more hatred and divisions amongst humanity >>>... but rather to let them bring us together. Remember that the root causes of this tragedy were hatred, fear, religious bigotry, and xenophobia. In response, we must work to stop these things. This does far more good than further spreading fears and hatreds. I also believe that it is important to work toward understanding the mindset of what can cause these sort of things to happen (just as it is important to understand what has caused these sort of things historically, such as in the case of Hitler/Nazis). I believe it starts with a demonization -- whether the demonization is of a person, an ideology, a country, an economic platform, an ethnicity, or a religion (or lack thereof), it has the same effect. Multitudes of people can get sucked up into a polarized state where the other "side" (whatever that is) becomes "the big evil".  This can lead to horrible things happening and innocent people getting hurt. 

As many various religions and spiritual paths teach us, we are all brothers & sisters on this planet. With some of the polarizations that are facing our country right now, I feel that is important to make this point. If you believe that somebody is misguided, you should try to help them by sharing your insights with them - not by demonizing them. Communication does far more good and actually can get to the root of many problems. We should try to respect each others differences - especially in regards to political and philosophical matters. If we could all take a moment towards a civil exchange of fresh ideas, we would all grow. The diversity of opinions that we have (along with the freedom we have to express ourselves) is one of the truly great things about this country. I believe, in fact, that it makes us all stronger. 
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