for real, god or no god, planet earth is abundantly full of people who can't stand other people for whatever reason; sure no one's perfect, myself least of all, and prejudice and feelings are all natural human conditions that make us all alike; but what seems to divide us is our subsequent actions based on feelings and thoughts on life, regardless of how factually based they are and where they come from
i recently had three conversations with gentlemen all just a bit younger than me, sort of on this same subject; one was black, one was white, and one was latino; i won't say who said what, because it evades my point; hearing their views on the progress of this country and the world to end notions and conditions of inequality made me feel equally hopeful, sad, and angry; ya, things have improved, but there is still a great deal of ill will towards others; and i'm not talking about crime or conflict in general, i'm talking racism and all the other forms of discrimination and unrelenting prejudice
i'd say we have a long way to go, but i don't feel like thats even true when we're talking about people's opinions; how the hell do you change that? or tell someone they're fundamentally wrong and then have them see it another way; it sure does seem impossible, but i refuse to believe so
i remain a positive champion of equality and hope that spreading my views will do more good than bad; and i challenge anyone to give me one good reason to hate anyone