Ep. 559 – One key way we CANNOT respond to racism & bigotry

I actually think it is a natural human response to return ugliness to those who were ugly to you or someone you care about. It feels good. I get it. It’s something I have to resist every single day, though, because before you know it, you may be as bad or worse than them.

Yesterday I posted a horrible video of openly racist basketball fans in China openly calling former NBA player Sonny Weems a nigger there. It was ugly. But in response to it, I see something that I often see in response to hate. And I want to talk about it.It’s one key way we CANNOT respond to hate. Let me unpack and explain it.