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Which one is worse: a racist or a misanthrope? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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A misanthrope is someone who mistrusts or hates humankind.

A racist is... well we all know what a racist is.

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[–] Tedesche@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

If someone hates me because of something I have in common with literally every human on the planet it doesn’t feel nearly as personal as if they hate me because I’m different from them in ways that I can’t control.

Misanthropes generally don't hate individual people, and can even sometimes enjoy socializing with others. It's not even all that accurate to say misanthropes hate humanity; they're actually more profoundly disappointed in it. This is why they don't engage in mass shootings or other forms of violence, and instead tend to just isolate themselves.