Why do people hate?

[KefkaCultist]

I was on a thread just a bit ago when I saw a very hateful & uncalled for comment about furries.
Sure, its not your thing but that doesn't mean you have to attack people who do like it. And this thread isn't just about furries. I've seen hate to religions, hobbies, lifestyles, political beliefs, you name it and there's probably hate for it. People are all individuals and no person can disparage us from being who we are

My question is Escapists: Why do people feel the need to impose their beliefs & opinions on others in such strong ways if in any way at all? And do you think things will ever change, where we can have a world of tolerance instead of all this close-mindedness?

 

[Boneasse]

Because people are selfish and want to convince others that what they believe is the right thing. That way they'll try to impose their own opinions whether you like it or not, often resulting in long arguments about who's wrong or right.

That is why I dislike what religion does (in terms of dividing the world), though I find the concept of something to believe in, a positive thing.

Or it's simply because they can't understand, which causes them to lash out randomly. I wouldn't say it's because we 'fear' what we don't understand when talking about subjects like what you mentioned. More because we can't quite put ourselves in those shoes, you know, see it from their perspective.

No, the world will never change like that, because then we'd cease to be humans (although we'll become more tolerant in time, as we have up 'till now).

 

[microhive]

I was on a thread just a bit ago when I saw a very hateful & uncalled for comment about furries.
Sure, its not your thing but that doesn't mean you have to attack people who do like it. And this thread isn't just about furries. I've seen hate to religions, hobbies, lifestyles, political beliefs, you name it and there's probably hate for it. People are all individuals and no person can disparage us from being who we are

My question is Escapists: Why do people feel the need to impose their beliefs & opinions on others in such strong ways if in any way at all? And do you think things will ever change, where we can have a world of tolerance instead of all this close-mindedness?

Well, there are different reason why people hate. Some might hate some fetishes due to religious views, some simply due to them never being familiar with it, etc. etc.

However, hating on religion has always been okay especially since religion has a solid foundation made out of dust and can easily be broken down with simple logic. Plus, it's lots of fun.

 

[Sleekgiant]

Sometimes that's the only emotion we have left.....

 

[Benmonkey7]

Because we're human? There will always be intolerance, ignorance, and hate. There's no way around that unless you kill every single human except yourself. Hate is inevitable. As is war, murder, rape, anger, corruption, and etc.

 

[Zacharine]

Because some people have convinced themselves of a false dichotomy:

Either they are right, or no-one is. Hence, since they cannot be wrong, they try to convince you of the same thing. And perhaps they have an emotional investment in the 'conclusion' of the matter - perhaps their son is a rising tennis player, so of course tennis is automatically better than ice-hockey. Or are you claiming that their son is not good enough?

That of course is not what the other participant of the hate-speech, discrimination or discussions sees and hears, but that is how the hater connects things.

And then there are the rest of us: we just want to vent frustrations or the emotional baggage of setbacks we've suffered in other, likely unrelated, areas of life.

 

[ayuri]

Rule 34 has been used on many threads/forms and some explicit/extreme furries have been shown and seeing these extremes in forms make it to be true for all furries.

 

[Boneasse]

Because some people have convinced themselves of a false dichotomy:

Either they are right, or no-one is. Hence, since they cannot be wrong, they try to convince you of the same thing. And perhaps they have an emotional investment in the 'conclusion' of the matter - perhaps their son is a rising tennis player, so of course tennis is automatically better than ice-hockey. Or are you claiming that their son is not good enough?

That of course is not what the other participant of the hate-speech, discrimination or discussions sees and hears, but that is how the hater connects things.

And then there are the rest of us: we just want to vent frustrations or the emotional baggage of setbacks they've suffered in other, likely unrelated, areas of life.

Well said!

 

[zombiestrangler]

People fear what they don't understand. Then those people see that fear as personal weakness and don't like being seen as weak, even to themselves. So instead of trying to understand what they don't, they try to do away with it. Me personally, I really don't give two sh*ts about what gets you through the day as long as it doesn't influence me negatively. So go ahead and be the little furry bastard that you are, just don't be like those in-your-face people that try to impose their beliefs on others. Those people suck.

(wordy huh?)

 

[Nedoras]

A world with complete tolerance is sadly impossible(it's a nice thought though). There's always going to be those people who won't accept something about you, whether it be a hobby, a belief, an interest, etc. They call you out on it because they believe that they are right and you are wrong or messed up or whatever. Then they go about their day feeling good about themselves because they thought that they were right, and that they "put you in your place" by calling you names. It will never stop happening as long as people feel the need to be self-righteous and yell at everyone who they beleive are messed up or strange, just to feel better about themselves.

 

[viranimus]

And do you think things will ever change, where we can have a world of tolerance instead of all this close-mindedness?

God I hope not. I would rather live in a world filled with hate, than a world filled with hypocrisy such as being intolerant toward people who are intolerant to what others believe in.

Seriously, hatred, anger, aggression are beautiful things that are actual vital in human society, though living in such a politically correct world people are unlikely to willingly accept that notion because it sounds offensive.

 

[Snake Plissken]

Offense makes people question their core beliefs. I am fundamentally intolerant of religious extremists, as well as most moderate theists and assuming I present my case well enough, it makes people think. Without intolerance, we can never propose that anybody deeply look into the core of who they are and expect any change. Intolerance drives the growth of a society. I apologize if I seem to be projecting, but you yourself seem to be hypocritical in that you are intolerant of those who are intolerant.

If you feel so strongly about something that you need to silence opposition because it may seem damaging to what you hold dear, there is a flaw with your worldview.

There are no sacred cows, especially on the internet.

 

[Griphphin]

Essentially, if you believe in moral X for completely illogical reasons (preferring red over blue, as opposed to the ethics of murder, for instance) and someone else believes in moral Y, which happens to contradict moral X, one of two things happens:
1)You see that he believes in something other than you, but you understand that your opinion is not the end-all, be-all. As such, you can agree to disagree.
2)You see that he believes in something other than you, and value your opinion over his right to have his, and attempt to suppress his opinion. How they go about doing so is dependent on how strongly they believe their opinion is the right way, or how strongly they believe your opinion is the wrong way.

As for changing,this is a case-to-case basis. Opinions like these are formed by past experiences and values. The more adamant someone is on something, the more drastic the experience would potentially have to be to change it, the more values you would have to change to make that value change, etc. A long-time racist having his life saved by a member of the minority he may be racist again, for instance.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

It is a very basic emotion. Darn, I wish I had the book here so I could quote it exactly. In anycase, in the book "When Democracy Failed" a disillusioned former female Nazi[footnote]I might be wrong about who said this, I read it awhile ago[/footnote] was talking about what people did when the economy in Germany collapsed.

(Paraphrasing) Of course we blamed the generals, the civilian government, the treacherous communists. We wanted revenge on those who brought suffering to our once proud nation. When Hitler came, he appealed to our Nationalism but also to our sense of righteous anger. He stirred up our emotions with violent marches and loud words. Hate is a basic emotion. Then again, so is love but it is somehow easier to hate than to love when times get tough.

There is of course senseless hatred, something I just cannot comprehend myself but I think that most hate is someones search to find a scapegoat to use to vent their inner frustration. Does that make sense to anyone but me?

 

[Tdc2182]

Because people are selfish and want to convince others that what they believe is the right thing. That way they'll try to impose their own opinions whether you like it or not, often resulting in long arguments about who's wrong or right.

That is why I dislike what religion does (in terms of dividing the world), though I find the concept of something to believe in, a positive thing.

Or it's simply because they can't understand, which causes them to lash out randomly. I wouldn't say it's because we 'fear' what we don't understand when talking about subjects like what you mentioned. More because we can't quite put ourselves in those shoes, you know, see it from their perspective.

No, the world will never change like that, because then we'd cease to be humans (although we'll become more tolerant in time, as we have up 'till now).

You are a very smart person.

Or someone who is very smart wrote this for you, which in that case, I totally called it.

 

[sylekage]

It's because most people are closed minded, and won't absorb any new information on their things that might disprove them, or make them look at it differently.

Example: Religion. I fell that every religion is the same in some way, shape or form. I can't remember where, but I read some things about multiple religions having the same exact stories, which I think is really interesting, and has opened up my mind to learning things such as that. But then you got the religious nuts who think their religion is the first, the truth, and nothing else, so we have all these differences clashing, and we have hate in religion.

Every other topic is the exact same way. People hate to make themselves feel superior, there's no other way around it.

 

[KefkaCultist]

Because people are selfish and want to convince others that what they believe is the right thing. That way they'll try to impose their own opinions whether you like it or not, often resulting in long arguments about who's wrong or right.

That is why I dislike what religion does (in terms of dividing the world), though I find the concept of something to believe in, a positive thing.

Or it's simply because they can't understand, which causes them to lash out randomly. I wouldn't say it's because we 'fear' what we don't understand when talking about subjects like what you mentioned. More because we can't quite put ourselves in those shoes, you know, see it from their perspective.

No, the world will never change like that, because then we'd cease to be humans (although we'll become more tolerant in time, as we have up 'till now).

This is probably the best answer and I agree 100%

I know a completely tolerant world is impossible and if it was we'd probably end up with a civilization like in the book Anthem, but it would be nice to live in a world where you don't have to hide things out of fear of being ostracized.

 

[Jimmyjames]

If you're talking about hate on forums, I like to call it "Keyboard Courage". People like to say things directly to someone with little or no chance of personal recourse.

I think a majority of the people that do it are basically acting out on their personal frustrations and lack of control in their own lives. They argue because they're angry and they think some small victory online is a meaningful personal victory.

 

[crimsonshrouds]

People hate and people breathe. Its that natural for people.

 

[joshuaayt]

Because I AM RIGHT, and anyone who thinks I am wrong is STUPID and also a gay stupidhead.

...Or something to that effect. I've been observing the effects of homophobia on my social status at school, and I've hypothesised that there is no simple cover-all answer. Many people do not like homosexuals because the idea of the act disgusts them, whilst others have religious views. Others just have an irrational hate for us (not to imply that I find any form of discriminatory hate anything but irrational)

But with Furries, I think you'll find that most of the hate stems from the mob mentality possessed by the very nature of the internet- "These guys all around me say that Furries suck, so...Hey! They're right! I HATE FURRIES OH MY GOD!"

Just like the unpopularity of modern Emo culture. That guy made a persuasive argument (keeping in mind that a certain Fascist also was capable of such), and so people flock around the idea.

Oh, and also, it is within my findings that people suck. That probably influences things, too.