The 21st Century: the century in which humanity as a whole realizes it loves hatred yet again - and embraces it with open arms as just and good

[TFT-A9]

In my life, I honestly don't remember ever seeing people work so hard to make themselves comfortable with the emotion of hatred. So much rationalization and flimsy attempts to keep the mask on, so many cases of outright fucking mental gymnastics, all to let people convince themselves that they're not bad for embracing hatred. In all the books about history I've read (which is quite a few) I remember seeing more than a few cases of sanctioned, virulent hatred for some variant of "the other", with accompanying dogmas, ideologies and justifications, but this is my first time watching IN PERSON the pot that is human hatred start to really boil over. In those history books, we saw this level of hatred, we were taught how backwards and wrong it was perhaps, we were warned not to repeat those patterns perhaps. Now? We're reveling in it as it tears us apart, we're making every rationalization imaginable to cling to it, telling ourselves how good it is to hate.

History is cyclical. We've been here before, I'm sure, and we'll be here again, I'm certain. There is a deep irony in how little we seem to learn from history in light of how much we supposedly study it.

 

[Marissa Moira]

History is cyclical.

No it's not.

If history worked like this Africa wouldn't be such a shithole. The middle east would have also tossed aside islam by now.

 

[No Exit]

It's good that society is hating again. The lack of an enemy to compete with and the loss of idealization through equity beliefs has really dampened any sort of physical progress for the Western world. It's also hella unnatural. Humans are the apex of apex predators on the planet, and although highly social and with an incline to altruism, you don't make it to the top of the food chain on this planet by being nice.

 

[TFT-A9]

If history worked like this Africa wouldn't be such a shithole.

Disagree. Africa is stuck in a constant cycle of barbarism, from which occasionally a mote of something approximating civilization attempts to rise (perhaps occasionally with external aid) only to be dragged back down into barbarism. They may run in a smaller, shorter cycle than some other places, but it's a cycle nonetheless.

The middle east would have also tossed aside islam by now.

And who's to say they won't at some point in the future? We've already seen reformations and counter-reformations within Islam that proves it's certainly not static and permanent. You're discounting the possibility of a cycle simply because you yourself don't see any end to the current cycle in sight.

It's good that society is hating again. The lack of an enemy to compete with and the loss of idealization through equity beliefs has really dampened any sort of physical progress for the Western world. It's also hella unnatural. Humans are the apex of apex predators on the planet, and although highly social and with an incline to altruism, you don't make it to the top of the food chain on this planet by being nice.

Me, personally, I'd just appreciate it if people could be HONEST about hatred. With themselves, with others. None of these ideological backflips to convince themselves it's anything more or less than what it is.

 

[Monika H.]

Uh, sure.
All centuries before the 21th were full of love and peace.

 

[TendieGremlin]

I hate you, OP

 

[Joe Swanson]

the original poster is a homosexual

 

[BingBong]

Hatred is completely natural. If you don't hate something, you're lying.

 

[TFT-A9]

Uh, sure.
All centuries before the 21th were full of love and peace.
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"I have no reading comprehension" the post

 

[Monika H.]

"I have no reading comprehension" the post

Pls don't hate me

 

[DumbDude42]

In those history books, we saw this level of hatred, we were taught how backwards and wrong it was perhaps, we were warned not to repeat those patterns perhaps.

congratulations, you fell for the propaganda memes.

 

[Revo]

Imagine making this thread complaining about 21st century with your smartPhone and or PC.

 

[TFT-A9]

Imagine making this thread complaining about 21st century with your smartPhone and or PC.

And yet I'm not complaining about smartphones or PCs.

 

[Neko GF]

"Deep thoughts" should be renamed to "Pseudo Intellectualism".

 

[TFT-A9]

"Deep thoughts" should be renamed to "Pseudo Intellectualism".

that is a very original thought that no one has ever had before thank you for your valuable input

 

[pierce your heart]

Hatred never went away and never will go away. I'm not just talking about shitholes in the third world but also whatever corner of the world you live in. People might have not advertised their hate or it might have been against a target that you thought was reasonable to hate but it was there nonetheless.
Hate isn't inherently evil. It can often be misguided and lead to completely unjustifiable and inhumane actions but it's also how you identify your enemies and what drives you to prepare to face them.
A world that operates only through love and mutual understanding is ideal but the word isn't ideal and if someone decides not to play by those rules you end up at a great disadvantage.

 

[Lemmingwise]

"Deep thoughts" should be renamed to "Pseudo Intellectualism".

But then it wouldn't be a lightning rod for pseudo intellectualism.

 

[Madam Nekromantik]

Pls don't hate me

It's the 21st century, we have too.

 

[Quantum Diabetes]

Ride on public transit like Marta in Atlanta or Chicago's cta and tell me why you don't hate minorities.


You could write a book "Fuck you, nígger: a comprehensive guide to sanctuary cities"

 

[The Reaper]

Dang I must've missed the memo. I've missed out on 20 years of hatred without even realizing it.

Someone hand me a bat. I've got some mailboxes to smash and buildings to vandalize.