The opposite of hate : a field guide to repairing our humanity / Sally Kohn.
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TextPublisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First editionDescription: 262 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- 9781616207281
- 1616207280
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"Brilliantly illustrates the immense and disarming power of changing course and driving not toward division, but toward civility and mutual respect." -- Ms . magazine
As a progressive commentator on Fox News and now CNN, Sally Kohn has made a career out of bridging intractable political differences. In this age of dangerous partisan resentment and rising bigotry, she decided to investigate hate itself--to better consider how we can stop it. With her trademark humor and humanity, Kohn introduces us to leading researchers and scientists who are exploring the evolutionary and cultural roots of hate. She travels to Rwanda, to the Middle East, and across the United States, talking with former terrorists and reformed white supremacists, and even sitting down with some of her own Twitter trolls. What she discovers is surprising: All of us harbor hate but the powerful acknowledgment that we are all in this together can lead us out of the wilderness. The opposite of hate is connection .
"Television commentator Sally Kohn talks to leading scientists and researchers to investigate the evolutionary and cultural roots of hate, and confronts her own shameful moments and points the way toward change with the hopeful message that we all have the capacity to combat hate"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-262).
Introduction: What is hate; the bully -- Why we hate: the trolls -- How we hate: the former terrorist -- Hating is belonging: the ex-white supremacist -- Unconscious hate: the Trump supporter -- When hate becomes pandemic: the genocide -- Systems of hate: the big picture -- Conclusion: the journey forward.