>>>>>The mentality of the majority of southern whites I talked to during the early 1960’s indicated they hated just about everyone.
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>>>>I'd like to see an analysis of this culture or cult of hate.
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>>>I'd propose a scale - how different does the other need to be from "us" to be hated. I've seen obvious outbursts of hatred just because I had longer hair. I've also heard of cases where any minor difference could tick people off (ordering wrong kind of beer, having wrong license plates).
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>>Would you assume that there are cases when 'outbursts' may have valid reasons?
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>I can understand anger and rage. Even hatred against the perpetrators of previous crimes.
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>Hatred against people who are just different is beyond me.

Sometimes it may depend on definition of 'difference'. Are criminals just different? If yes, one cannot hate them. What if some guy goes out without pants and use your car as a toilet place? Should you consider him different?