BEAT BACK THE HATE

In a time of upheaval and darkness we have great opportunities to make positive impacts in our communities and nation. Hate and haters would have us at each others throats because of our genders, our colors, our political parties, and so forth. Perhaps one of our greatest social battles is not Republican and Democrat or Right and Left, but the battle against Social Hate/Social Bigotry.

Hate is against love, brotherhood, freedom. In a country as large and diverse as the U.S. we cannot afford to let hatred win. We must guard against hatred in our own lives. We must not let this upcoming election turn us into haters. If we do we become part of a bigger problem tha the problem of who it is we elect.

I do not mean that we should not hold to, defend, and vote according to our beliefs. I mean that anger and hatred are things that can disrupt our lives and our country,

It takes discipline to strongly believe something and NOT hate those that believe differently. It also takes love for people and love for peace. In short, to counteract darkness we must exude light. For madness there is the sound mind. For hatred there is love. For cancellation there is acceptance.

I would suggest that we do not support the haters whether they are in Washington, the News Media, the Internet, or College Campuses. But the first and most effective thing we can do to BEAT THE HATE is not to be at each others throats, hating because of gender, color, or politics