Hatred Caused The Death Of An Ambassador Not YouTube

I don't know much about the Muslim religion, but  I'm sure hatred of the United States and other Western Countries caused the death of Ambassador Christopher Stevens not a YouTube video by a few radical, prejudiced and just mean-spirited people.  This hatred has festered over many, many years.  The video was and is just an excuse to express their hatred using violence. 

To think that two or three fanatical people, who have no standing in the United States Of America, could make a video so insulting to the Muslim people that they would rise up and become murders is ridiculous.  

The truth is the vast majority of the Muslim people know the video was made by people the United States Government and its people think of as radical outsiders.  The vast majority of Muslims hate the video message, but they would not resort to violence and murder to show their displeasure.  

Therefore, I can only assume this violence and murder was done by other radical, prejudiced (to all non-Muslims) and just mean-spirited Muslim people.  By doing so, they showed that in their anger and hatred they are no better than the people who made the video.

One might say they have every right to hate the West.  Agreeing or disagreeing is not the issue.  The issue is:

• Is violence and murder the way to show your hatred?
  
• Is causing violence and murder making the video and it's hateful message go away?
  
• Will the destruction of property and the killing of innocent people stop ignorant people from making another disgusting video or book?
  
• Has violence and murder served the Muslim people?
  
• Will hatred so strong that you are willing to kill innocent people make you happier?

The fact of the matter is hatred never solves anything.  Hatred just begets more hatred.  Hatred is negative energy and eats you up inside.  If you can feel good after killing an innocent person you're dead inside.  You have lost all faith in your religion, your country, your people and yourself.

The not so amusing thing about this is that the violence and murder was justified by the defense of their religious faith.  Most of them believe their god appreciates their mayhem.  People who are dead inside, because of their hatred, need to feel they are supported by a higher being.  That's the way the people who made the video feel so why not the people who are doing the killing.

If you've been reading my blogs, you know how I feel about believing you can take action (good or bad) because an entity nobody can see, touch, feel, smell or hear say's it's OK.  The fact is the "Devil" didn't make them do it nor did "God" make them do it.  What made both of these radical uncaring people do it was hatred.

Am I angry with the people who made the video - you bet!  They don't represent my thinking nor that of the American people.  Will I use my anger of them to go out and kill them - absolutely NOT!  In America everyone has the right to free speech.  I don't ever want to change that no matter how disgusting their views are.  I will use my free speech to denounce them not do violence unto them.

Am I angry with the radicals who are using violence and murder to show their frustration and hatred - you bet!  Do I want the United States to seek violence and murder upon them - absolutely NOT!  Violence, murder and hatred is what created these people (on both sides) in the first place.  We and they have been doing it for hundreds of years.  What has it gotten any of us?  Security - bullshit.  Happiness - NO!

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

Are we insane?  Will we ever learn?  Probably not in my lifetime.  However, I can't control what "they" do, but I can control what I do.  By taking hatred out of my life I've made a better life for myself.  

I can get angry, but when you hold on to anger for a long time it grows into hatred.  Hatred creates negative energy which will take away the most important thing you have in your life - LOVE!!!

Remember the old saying: "I'm a lover not a fighter."  I like this one better:

"I'm A Lover Not A Hater"