Anatomy Of Hate

Going to watch Anatomy of Hate at 9 pm, I did not know what to expect. Once the film started playing though my gut reaction was disturbed. I could not understand how others could tear someone down based on skin color and religion. I have known what happened in Germany during world war 2, but somehow I have held out hope that there were no one treating people terribly in America. What disgusted me was seeing how parents portrayed views on their own children that were discriminatory and seeing how children would hold signs with words I never could imagine saying.
The children following in their parents footsteps is one of the parts that have stuck with me. Wanting to become a Resident Assistant I cringe at knowing students could portray these feelings towards one another and it is a hard thought to accept. As well as wanting to become a teacher I see how children do not think about right or wrong but just trying to please their parents. This is hard to fix but with compassion, one can see how to love instead of hating those who are unique. The part that affected me most was hating those different from us. In the movie a person had said “to educate people to kill people is as hard as to train people to accept people”. Reflecting on that quote I realize how hate is truly taught at a young age, …show more content…
This shows through the picket lines protesting the LGBT community. The change of lyrics to “God hates America” shows them not accepting others values in life. Also seen with the Nazi and how they killed anyone who had blood lines of Jew in them. Hate would not be a thing if we showed our community how to treat others in love instead of loath. They say hate is taught, but so is love. I believe we can overcome the cause of hate if we follow Buddha’s quote of “Only love dispels hate”. Teach love in schools and show how in past history those who have hated others only caused death and narrow-mindedness