Can We Really Stop Hatred?

April 27, 2010

By Meghan Chavalier

Stopping hatred isn't something you can just turn your back on. I have to admit that I get very frustrated on a daily basis, sometimes it seems like you're fighting a losing battle, but you can't let that stand in your way. Hatred is a disease, and the only cure for it is education.

I started this website 2 years ago because I wanted to make a change in the world. I wanted to stand up to hatred and stare it directly in the eyes and say, "You're wrong." Yes, I realize that hatred is an emotion, but it's an emotion that has taken on a life of it's own.

I don't understand how you can hate anyone because they're gay, or they're not the same ethnicity as you, or they don't practice the same religion as you. Doesn't it seem ridiculous?

I can't imagine someone killing someone because they're different, but it happens every day in every city all around the world. You have to stop and wonder what would bring a person to the point of harming another human being because they're different.

Who do you blame for hatred? Is there anyone to blame but the individual who harbors it?

Recently there have been quite a few teen suicides that were the result of bullying. Bullying is another form of hatred. The bullies and the schools and parents should be held fully accountable for this. Turning your head and pretending it doesn't happen doesn't solve anything. Telling yourself that every child gets bullied is not the answer and it's a cop out. Every child doesn't have to get bullied, it can be stopped. Our children are dying because of bullying. There is no acceptable answers to the question of how to stop it, than to educate your children. You have to tell your children that it's wrong to call someone names, or attack someone.

I believe there wouldn't be such a backlash against the gay community if it wasn't for the media. The media has a way of spinning gay issues until people are so sick of hearing about it, they start to take their frustrations out on the community itself.

If the government would just give gay people the same civil and equal rights as every other tax paying American there wouldn't be an issue. I believe they bring up anything "gay" when they're trying to hide other agendas that they don't want the public to be informed about.

Don't even get me started on the vatican. Have you noticed that the only thing the media talks about when they talk about child molestation by priests are the boys that were abused? They never talk about the girls because they want to make the public believe that only "gay" things happened, but that's not the case at all. There are plenty of girls who were molested, but you'll never hear about that unless you search the internet to find the stories.

I don't think people realize how much influence the vatican has in our political system in America. The hand weighs quite heavy believe me. Now this is just a personal view, but honestly I find it ridiculous that people believe the pope talks to God and is His/Her appointed servant. Give me a break. He's elected like any class president. Everyone raises their hand and now the person who wins gets to wear the dress and the red Prada shoes.

The pope is a man who is supposedly appointed by God, who is supposed to be a loving and compassionate human being to the world. That's interesting because I don't get that vibe from him. I don't get love and compassion from one of the most powerful people on the planet. What I get is a man who blames the gay community for everything that's wrong in the world. This coming from a man who wears a dress all day long.

Can we stop hatred? Yes. How do we stop hatred? Education. Teach your children that hatred is wrong. Teach your children to accept people the way they are and not hate them for their differences. We must stop the cycle before we raise another generation of children who feel superior to other people.

Just open your mind, your eyes, and your heart. There is nothing wrong with loving people. There is nothing wrong with accepting people who are not you. Learn to love. That is the answer.