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In reply to the discussion: Did you hate, fear or dislike gay people at one time? [View all]TexasProgresive
(12,171 posts)"We are finally in a post-hate society" (he said with a wry smile)
This illustration may seem off-topic but here goes. Do you remember the winter XIV Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 1984? Sarajevo has a beautiful history of cultural and religious diversity with Muslims, Orthodox, Jews and Catholics living and being friends side be side. This went on for centuries. After WW II Yugoslovia was created under the strong man Tito.
When Tito was gone Serbia started flexing its muscles and the lovely city of Sarajevo became a battle ground where Serbs killed Croats, Croats killed Serbs and everybody killed Bosnian Muslims. These were neighbors and friends who suddenly turned on each other in a rage that caused the streets to run red mixing the blood of all the victims.
My point is that tolerance of those who are different is sometimes only skin deep. I worry for all people with a history of intolerance. I pray, "Never again!"