People are wonderful. I love individuals. I hate groups of people. I hate a group of people with a common purpose. ‘Cause pretty soon they have little hats.
He continued:
So, I dislike and despise groups of people but I love individuals. Every person you look at; you can see the universe in their eyes, if you’re really looking.
This last point has been alarming to some. The increasing visibility of life experiences they don’t relate to conflicts with values they acquired long ago. Their ignorance leads them to believe that this out-group acts in ways that are improper. They are consequently alarmed when decision-makers validate concerns exclusive to these interlopers. Out of this comes a desire to stop this change in their lives and return to a world where this minority was without perceived presence or agency.
A few days ago, tire tracks etched on the rainbow sidewalk in Prescott made the news. The mayor of the community said that it was “impossible to interpret the action this evening as anything but a statement of hatred toward the LGBTQ community.” Seems like a bit of an overreaction right, for something that visibly could have been accidental?
