Hate on the net

Hate on the Net With the occurrence of recent terrorist events in New York, there has been a backlash of hatred towards certain ethnic and religious groups. Images of Palestinians celebrating on the streets after the World Trade Center bombing and angry Americans vandalizing mosques and other Islamic places of worship within our nation have plagued our television following this horrific ordeal. Yet the media has ignored or diverted its attention away from displays of …

…show a direct correlation between these hate messages and the incitation of hateful acts. In the sociological context of Babbi, she attempts to find a causal relationship. Finally, the conclusion is given. After examining all the empirical evidence, Mrs. Kallen concludes that there is strong support for the thesis that hate-mongering incites hatred and harm against targeted minorities and thereby violates their fundamental human rights by denying them their fundamental freedom from "vilification and harassment".