Spouting Hate and Preaching Peace

Peace to All
@nonersays (3329)
United States
April 16, 2016 1:04pm CST
I have several "friends" (mostly family members) on facebook with radically different beliefs than me. Many times a day I will see them post derogatory and hate filled things directed towards people of a different religion, race or sexuality than themselves. I have even seen them threaten bodily harm to trans-gender people. Meanwhile today one of these people posted an image that said, "Why can't well all just get along?" I thought... Are they KIDDING me? How can they be serious? It took every bit of my self control to not call them out on their hypocrisy. Of course in their case "getting along" means "Why can't we all just think the same way I do then I wouldn't have to threaten peoples lives because they are different than me." Have you witnessed things like that in your life? Do you know people who preach peace, but in the same breath will threaten harm to someone they don't like? (image is free to use from morguefile)
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@Mike197602 (15489)
• United Kingdom
16 Apr 16
I know people who are EXACTLY the same which is why I never use FB anymore. Most of my family have similar sorts of views to me which are live and let live and each to their own. I've not religious views except I don't believe in religion The one thing I do think is one group shouldn't push their views on to others as that annoys me. I see idiots posting all this really right wing stuff and then in the next post it's an image of doves and the peace sign like the one in your picture. People like that are too stupid to bother with...I'm just lucky they aren't family members
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• Calgary, Alberta
16 Apr 16
I just saw a discussion here that is so offensive but I decided to stay as civil as possible. I wonder if you already seen it,
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@nonersays (3329)
• United States
16 Apr 16
@CaptAlbertWhisker If its the one I'm thinking of I left a comment as well. If its another one I guess I've not seen it yet.
@nonersays (3329)
• United States
16 Apr 16
@Mike197602 Oh, I totally don't even START with religion, because my family are VERY religious and I can be called Agnostic at best and maybe Pagan at worst (in their views anyway). Sometimes I look at where I came from and wonder how I am as open minded as I am. Can I say I never make snap judgments? No. But I can say I don't spew hate. If I feel it I keep it to myself for the most part. I usualy save my vehemence for people who have actually done harm to someone.
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• Calgary, Alberta
16 Apr 16
Are those family members older or younger. I heard as generations gone by people are getting less racist. My parents are racist and homophobes and I am not.
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@nonersays (3329)
• United States
16 Apr 16
Mostly older. People from my parents generation, but also my older siblings. But I've seen it from the younger ones too. The children of the hate filled ones. Maybe with not as much vehemence in the hate, but I'm sure that will grow as they get older.
• Calgary, Alberta
17 Apr 16
@nonersays At least more people are being progressive now but we cannot force beliefs to close minded people like them. I just saw a cousin of mind posting racist stuff enthusiastically and thinks it is a funny joke. geez we cant choose our family.
@GardenGerty (157027)
• United States
17 Apr 16
I know people like that, fortunately I do not run into them on FaceBook.
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@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
5 Jul 16
I see it from time to time but not as blatantly as you describe.
@irishidid (8688)
• United States
16 Apr 16
Sadly it works both ways and I have seen it coming from both sides of the issues.
@nonersays (3329)
• United States
16 Apr 16
True. Both sides have their hypocritical zealots. However, of my friends with a similar mindset to mine I've never seen one threaten someone in one post and post about peace in the very next one.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48855)
• United States
17 Apr 16
Unfortunately I do know some people like this. I pray for them.
@Teep11 (7674)
• United States
16 Apr 16
Spilling hate shouldn't be going on. We should all get along and Love. Have a blessed weekend.
@Missmwngi (12927)
• Nairobi, Kenya
16 Apr 16
Like all the time and that only shows the real person