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This. I'm an atheist, and I'm more than happy to live and let live. Most people are. Most people just want to live their lives.
Unfortunately, there are assholes who have convinced people that *others* are bad, *others* are coming to get them, *others* are evil and cannot be trusted, *others* are **less human**. You can insert whatever word you want in there. It doesn't matter, because the target isn't the point. Creating a mob is the point.
It's how oppressors operate, and it's not a "Christian" thing, it's a corrupt, evil human thing. Look at why Socrates was executed - this crap *well predates* Christendom. Hell, it's kinda what happened to *Jesus himself*, assuming the accounts we have for his death are at all accurate: he was killed for threatening the power of the corrupt.
It's all about corruption and using hate, fear, and suffering to gain power, wealth, or both. The religion - or lack thereof - is almost irrelevant. It's about **power** gained through the oppression of others.
Comment by loookovathair at 24/05/2021 at 16:24 UTC
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Exactly. I have no problem if you are atheist. You are not my enemy. Same thing has happened Democrat vs Republican. Black vs white. Rich vs poor. It's all as simple as good vs bad. I hesitate to say evil because we all have good and evil in each of us and sometimes all it takes is the indifference of enough people to result in evil happening in the world.