Stupidity and some questions
Just a few minutes ago, I read this one person's page on DeviantART. I looked at their artwork, which was a lot of political hate-art against the United States. I also read a lot of the comments that people had posted there. It made me mad that so many people can be so blind.
Why do people insist on using hatred to combat what they see as hatred? Why can't they instead try to understand the people they are against? It's universal that nobody does something BECAUSE it's bad. They do something because they see some good in it. The people we say are bad are those people who do things that hurt other people. They think its justified, or they wouldn't do it. They think they are justified in hating America. They think they are justified in killing people. They think they are forced to do something. There's always a reason.
It is a rare person who has a real reason to hate America. To truly hate it requires so much of a personal connection that it isn't entirely rational any more (I think). Yet so many people claim that they do. Why are they so eager to claim that hatred? Does it make them more of a person?
Is it wrong to think I'm smarter than they are? More educated than they are? More rational than they are? They don't seem to really know much about what goes on, instead they just parrot the stuff used by EVERYONE to insult the US. If they seemed to have more of a rounded opinion, I might take them seriously as a person with some intelligence. Instead, everything they talk about is how the United States is bad. And of course, they are not a racist, which they assure people of every time they say something. "I don't hate all Americans, just the half that voted to reelect Bush." Or "I don't hate Americans, just most of them because they're stupid." (disclaimer: not actual quotes)Am I wrong for thinking they are ignorant?
Sorry about the rant. Just something that was on my mind.