Comment on Open Hatred of Jews by braven

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braven · 1/20/2026, 1:49:40 AM · permalink

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j.k.harwood2 · 1/20/2026, 4:30:10 PM · permalink

I appreciate the way you asked this. You’re right, there’s a real difference between hatred and moral judgment, and between mob emotion and just accountability.

When someone commits a crime - like your example of rape - people aren’t “hating” because they were told to. They’re responding to an actual act of evil. Wanting justice, consequences, and protection for others is not the same thing as being trained to hate a category of people.

Hatred becomes dangerous when it’s aimed at a whole group instead of specific actions done by specific people.  Even more, if it’s emotional before it’s thoughtful, if it’s taught by narrative instead of proven by facts, if it says “they are the problem” instead of “the person that did this act is wrong.”

Accountability is about actions.

Hatred is about identity.

We should hold people accountable for what they do.

We should not be trained to despise people for who they are.

So when I say “don’t let movements teach you who deserves your hatred,” I’m not saying “never judge evil.” I’m saying:

Judge actions, not bloodlines.  Judge crimes, not categories.  Seek true justice, not scapegoats.

History shows that societies slide into cruelty when they stop asking,

“What did this person do?”

and start asking,

“What are they?”

That’s the danger that comes to mind, and what I felt should be shared. Collective blame dressed up as righteousness.

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