The Energy of Hate

As a simple moral judgement the energy that 

is expended in human hatred of others is simply 

indefensible. On the other hand, there is nothing

simple about human emotions known to evade the 

inconvenience of reason and common sense

volatile, complex and deep-rooted in the sensibilities 

of historical culture and environmental exposure.

It is an elemental characteristic victims assign to 

ignorance and lack of worldly exposure but they 

are wrong; hatred of the other, racism, obsessive 

spite aimed at those historically despised permeates

all levels of society, seeps into academia, spreads 

its venom exponentially forever seeking out its 

victims to deride, threaten and oppress. A metaphor 

for life's many disappointments where assigning 

blame to the hated finds its target and relief? Or

perhaps the vicarious play of power over others 

by those seething in rage in their powerlessness.