Why
is there so much hate in this world? Why can’t we all just get along?
People
from both sides see what they want to see and, like trained attack dogs, go in
for the kill with little consideration; no mercy, no nuance, no shades of grey.
They are so blinded by their self-righteousness that they are perfectly OK with
perpetrating more metaphorical violence in the service of their almighty (god-blessed?)
cause.
Where’s
the forgiveness? Where’s the acceptance? Where’s the ability to not fly off the
handle when we see something we don’t like or we have a problem? Why do we feel
we can call people whores, or idiots, or scumbags, or worse?
Do
we now live in a culture where there are no second chances, where there’s no
ability to call a Mulligan [A mulligan, in a game, happens
when a player gets a second chance to perform a certain move or action. The
practice is also sometimes referred to as a "do-over."], or just have a bad
day?
Who
can live that like? Who’s the perfect one among us who doesn’t screw up?
I
have been slandered by both sides for my perceived bias on occasion, and I
agree that no person is completely unbiased. I try to draw a balanced line
whenever and wherever I could, but I figure that if I am going to be damned, I
might as well be damned for what I actually believe.
But
everyone over-reacts.
Everyone
escalates, instead of taking a half a moment to think, relax, chill, give the
benefit of the doubt, be a little easy-going, and realize that everyone is
bloody well human and we all make mistakes.
And
we are all poorer as a result.
