Imagine if you were the victim of hate-based behaviors
and those who engaged in such activities were rewarded for inappropriate
actions. Most of us would be horrified by the idea and would encourage greater
protections for victims. Let us explore a hypothetical philosophical example of in
and out-group members to see if we can learn about the risk and solutions to
hate.
The Thought Example:
You are an out-group member and people have exploited hate
to harm you or others. There was clear misinformation and falsities that led to
greater mistreatment that included group bullying and misuse of official
positions for self-gain. Investigations found that there was corruption involved,
and extremism were present in a way that created serious threats toward targets. Victims
were forced to accept the outcomes of extreme prejudice because of convenience and lack of commitment to higher ideals (It’s not necessarily true but only an example for learning).
How Does Anchoring Impact Hate Thoughts?
One of the key issues of root hate assumptions is how it
acts as an anchor that each new thought about a target is evaluated against.
Thus, it warps all other thoughts about others i.e. out-groups. For example,
two people of which one believes all people different than them are lower in
status and should not be included in the same society. The other believes that
race and religion don’t matter and that measures are on character and beliefs
in core societal values.
The first type of person are entitled and only those who
look like them or worship like them are worthy of fair treatment (nationalist perspective).
The other has just as long of a history and served their nation many times over and
feels that one's value is not based in a specific religion or race (a
patriot). There is very short lens based in anchored symbolism and a wide lens
based in root principles.
When your anchor is wrong and misguided it warps all the
decision making thereafter. That can occur among groups if misguided (intentionally
or accidently) authority figures intentionally warp laws to ensure their
world view is dominant. Yet that is against the very core laws, values and
rules. Such people put others at risk for being more patriotic and loyal than
themselves. (We would have to read the Constitution and generally about
freedoms to accurately differentiate the two.)
You can view the morality and hate research. Keep in mind the concept of "moral conscious" that has been an ongoing theme.
The psychology of hate: Moral concerns differentiate hate from dislike.
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