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A Black Cloud
The heart is an organ of fire, filled with intense love and
intense hatred. Yet it isthe hatred which entwines the lives of
people causing them to display acts of violence andcruelty. Hatred
is displayed through forms which include: prejudices towards
largegroups of people, crimes of hatred being committed, and
indirect hatred which involveshurting others as an act of rebellion
against someone or something.
Throughout history, the world has been afflicted by the
prejudices of powerfulleaders who in turn took their animosity out
on large masses of people. Adolf Hitler, theleader of Germany
during World War II, is a prime example of this. He took
hishatredout on the Jews, forcing them into concentration camps.
Another group that is atarget ofhatred are the blacks. The Ku Klux
Klan, otherwise known as the KKK, possess intensehatred for the
black race. Their hatred is demonstrated by marching in white
cl
oaks inprotest and also by burning the churches and
neighborhoods of blacks. Just as Hitler andthe KKK express hatred,
the Skinheads are yet another group which have strongprejudices.
These so called Skinheads abominate most races other than their
own. Whitehooded silhouettes, German Soldiers echoing "Hail
Hitler!", and the infamous Skinheadsare harsh reminders of hatred
which exists throughout the world.
In the same way that prejudices of large groups of people are
expressed,hate
crimes are committed to demonstrate acts of hatred. Most recent
are the burningof black
churches across the South. A crime of this sort shows hatred
against the blackrace.Sometimes leading to manslaughter, racial
tensions are abundant. Furthermore, theburning of crosses or flags
are offensive crimes that are committed to show a person'shatred
for religion or the government. Spousal abuse, child abuse,
homicide, and warsbetween races can only be acts of one thing:
hatred. Newspapers are filled withpage afterpage of stories
revealing the immense amount of hatred that our society
possesses.
Although crimes are committed to show hatred directly, there are
other c
rimeswhich can also show hatred but in ways that are indirect.
Think back to the OklahomaCity Bombing; it is a perfect example of
indirect hatred. This is true becausethe motive ofthe bombers was
to attempt to take revenge on the government, but instead the
bomberstook the lives of innocent people who were in the building.
Moreover, the Empire StateBuilding gunman's plan was to take
revenge on his "bitter enemies", who he blame
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d formaking Palestinians "homeless", according to a handwritten
note he carried. Instead, onetourist was killed and five others
were hospitalized in this attempt. Innocentbystanders,who are at
the wrong place at the wrong time, are the ones who suffer most
fromacts ofindirect hatred.
A black cloud stifles society, suffocating the lives of people,
causingpain andsuffering. The eyes of mankind are blinded: unable
to see passed prejudices.Generationscarry the preconceptions of the
ones before. Society needs to see the light andlearn toaccept.
