| Christmas spirit. It's all about love, | | | | this way, especially if you've never met |
| compassion, friendship. But is it only a | | | | or had relationships with this |
| nice wrapping paper? What's buried | | | | not-of-your-group neighbor. So how can |
| beneath the nice words and greetings of | | | | we really make a change? I'll tell you. |
| the lovely Christmas cards? Do Christmas | | | | I don't believe in "Thou shalt love thy |
| cards convey a real message of love and | | | | neighbor as thyself." It's too |
| caring or is it only a fa?ade, a mask, | | | | idealistic. Too vague. Too unreal. I do |
| thick layers of make-up to hide the | | | | believe in, "What you do not wish upon |
| rooted hatred that is there. White, | | | | yourself, extend not to others." Think |
| African American, Hispanic, Jews, | | | | of the difference and I hope you'll see |
| Italians, Muslims and the list goes on | | | | for yourself what I mean. It's much |
| and on, and so is the deep rooted | | | | easier to tell what you don't wish upon |
| blind-hatred. Michael Richards' display | | | | yourself than telling what "loving |
| of hatred at the Laugh Factory is | | | | thyself" means. Love is in itself an |
| contemptible. His remarks are the | | | | enigma. Loving thyself, well, it's even |
| embodiment of racial hatred. Michael | | | | more complicated. But when someone hurts |
| Richards, however, is not the problem. | | | | you, or offends you, that easily falls |
| He's just a wash up comic (to use his | | | | into the category of things you do not |
| own words) who happened to give rise to | | | | wish upon yourself. So let this guide |
| the problem in an uncontrolled rage. The | | | | you, in what you think of others, in |
| sad truth is that many people in America | | | | what you say to others, in what you do |
| saw and heard Michael Richards and | | | | to others. Uprooting the racial hatred |
| inaudibly mumbled, "He's right, he's | | | | is not something to happen over night. |
| right," and some even cheered. Many | | | | But it will never happen if you don't |
| people think the answer to all their | | | | make the first step now. And now you |
| problems lies in the destruction of | | | | know how: Don't extend to others what |
| their neighbor. Eliminate the Blacks, | | | | you do not wish upon yourself. |
| there will be no crime. Eliminate the | | | | (c) 2006 Eran Sadeh. Struggling to make |
| Muslims, there will be no terrorism. | | | | a living with words, the most poweful |
| Eliminate the Jews, there will be more | | | | tool on this planet. |
| money for all. And it's so easy to think | | | | |