232 – Hate Makes It Impossible, To Be A Better Man - a podcast by Alf Herigstad

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Hate Makes It Impossible, To Be A better Man…
As many of you know, since starting this podcast some 232 episodes ago I have been very diligent about not getting political.  I have not discussed politics or religion or anything else that tends to divide people.  My reason for that is because I have always found it more beneficial to focus on things that make us similar to other people…rather than the things that make us different.I still believe that is true.  For example, we are all men, regardless of what color we are or what political party we are aligned with or what Gods we pray to.  At the end of the day, we are just human men, trying to be better than we were yesterday.  Nothing positive has ever been gained from dividing people into groups based on these types of things.  That is why I have steered away from this kind of thing and instead have been focused on manhood in such a way that it can apply to everyone.
Well, today it may seem like I am veering from that course a bit.  Today I will be making a very pointed observation about something going on right now.  If it offends you, you are free to never listen to me again.  If it offends you, then you are obviously not aligned with the message this podcast offers.  I would add that if you are offendedby today’s podcast to at least also give yourself the benefit of hearing me out.
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Ok, so now it’s time to talk about today’s topic.  The reason I feel compelled to talk about it is because our country is in strife right now.  For those of you listening from countries outside the US I’m sure you have heard of it as well.  Our country is being divided—pulled apart.  People are polarized to levels I have never seen in my lifetime.I am not going to talk about all the causes and all the various schools of thought though.  Today I’m going to narrow it down to just one subject in particular because it deals directly with men.  The character of men and the behavior of men.I just watched one of the many videos out there that show what was happening on the streets of Charlottesville VA.  What I saw were grown men, cowardly men, striking a woman and knocking her down, spitting on her and screaming at her. 
I saw people being hit with objects and with fists and other acts of violence.  All for no reason, other than the fact that the people they were hitting had a different opinion.  Or they were a different color, or they were defending someone of a different color.The people responsible for the...

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