Hatred is rampant today. It sometimes manifests itself physically in hate crimes or terrorism, but, more often, it’s only evident in the way that people communicate. Sometimes, it’s a barb thrown at someone else to insult them, sometimes it’s an argument in a conversation, and sometimes it’s an off-handed joke, but hate is all too prevalent in our world. So, how do we “oppose hate?” Michael Mascolo, argues that we shouldn’t ignore hateful comments, but we shouldn’t directly confront them either. There’s a much more effective middle ground and it involves building community with people that we’d rather push away.
“War is easy. Love is hard,” Mascolo writes. It’s the truth. When we’re confronted with an idea that we don’t agree with, most of
“War is easy. Love is hard,” Mascolo writes. It’s the truth. When we’re confronted with an idea that we don’t agree with, most of