Let Christchurch be a lesson against the peddling of fear ― Hafidz Baharom
16 March 2019
This is what extremism means. Taking extreme measures ― either in words and actions ― out of irrational emotions and misguided beliefs, implanted into the hearts and minds of people. If there is one thing Malaysians need to take from this recent case driven by hatred, it is to not tolerate any of it.Because that is how it starts. Someone sells the idea of an irrational fear, and just one person who listens decide to make the irrational fear a belief system and takes it to extreme measures.So, mind your words. When you sell an idea that someone who is different needs to be treated differently, you are selling the same idea that led to a gunman going berserk in a mosque.
And that fear, sooner or later, triggers anger. And that anger, triggers hate. And that hate, sooner or later, will trigger suffering.Before it becomes an irrational fear.
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