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No. While hatred and bigotry may be ugly, they are not mental illnesses. JMHO
What are they?
They have existed throughout the history of man. In truth, we are all prejudicial to some degree, where do you draw the line?
These are the logically depraved, viscerally irrational... but fall short of clinical sickness.
The ill cannot turn their illness off and on, the bigot can. Indeed they can blend in rather easily if they so choose. For them, there is no excuse, they choose their behavior. Even those who grew up under the guidance of such hatred will eventually make a choice to accept or rebuke.
I dunno? It happens all of the time. It gets real ugly when they get violent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGNTMNTKmsY
Hitler was probably the worst:
http://answermug.com/forum/topics/have-you-heard-that-there-was-som...
They should be sent to the sun.
i dunno. at the very least i'm going to avoid them.
Very true.
Good points.
Indeed.
Ok, how do we do that?
Eh, I suppose to some, but when people gather for the sake of love or kindness, I tend to not take issue with it.
Absolutely not. If you consider there're religions {And fake religions} such as Scientology which is basically a tax evasion and cult, ducking charges that they're splitting up families, etc. And then you had the Jim Jones experience, even religions need to be judged.