An epidemic of HATE: Confronting the calculated strategy behind social decay

• In the 1960s and 1970s, radical groups like the Baader-Meinhof gang and the Weather Underground sowed chaos and division through violence and hatred.
• Academia became a safe haven for these radicals, who recast their struggle in academic terms like “social justice” and “intersectionality.”
• The Left’s discourse has evolved from promoting compassion to a culture of permanent antagonism and hate.
• Historical parallels exist between Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution and contemporary Left-wing tactics, which weaponize division and hatred.
• The consequences of indoctrinating youth with hate manifest today in social media mobs and campus violence, undermining civil discourse.

In the wake of recent horrifying events, it’s clear that the Left’s transformation from a movement for justice to a culture of hate cannot be ignored. The jubilation that followed a tragic killing on social media, alongside the jubilation that greeted the fascist takeover of the 1960s, are eerily similar. These events prompt a fundamental question: Who is diseased—those who celebrate violence or those who incite it?

The eclipse of compassion

The tragedy of Charlie Kirk’s murder was compounded by the social media celebration that followed. This reaction mirrored the blatant indifference to violence typical of the Baader-Meinhof gang, which in the 1970s murdered embassy staff and set buildings ablaze in Stockholm. Their actions, driven by a fusion of revolutionary ideology and personal pathology, eerily echo today’s climate of contempt for human dignity. These radicals were not merely reacting against societal injustices but were themselves products of a disoriented world, embittered by the failings of their parents’ generation.

Creating the land of hatred

The roots of this radicalism can be traced back to the Cultural Revolution launched by Mao Zedong in 1966. Mao masterfully inflamed envy and resentment, turning youth against elders, creating a moral wasteland. Western intellectuals, fascinated by Mao’s destructive energy, imported these ideas, refashioning them into radical theories like post-structuralism. By the 1970s, these ideas had found their way to the United States, where outfits like the Weather Underground implemented similar tactics in American politics.

The long march into the academy

As bomb-throwing radicals were defeated in battle, many retreated to academia, finding sanctuary behind tenure. They transformed their struggle into academic jargon, focusing on dismantling traditional systems of knowledge to propagate their new orthodoxy of “social justice.” From critical theory to intersectionality, these doctrines, designed to diffuse animosity rather than reconciliation, have permeated campuses, fostering an environment of perpetual dissonance and conflict.

Engineering discord

With the end of the Cold War, universities and institutions were reimagined as moral tribunals, politics as ethics. The concepts of “diversity,” “equity” and “inclusion” became tools for humiliation and resentment, rather than collaboration. This shift trained generations of students to denounce rather than reason, nurturing a toxic environment where opponents are cast as existential threats. This not only stifles civil discourse but compromises societal cohesion, leaving it vulnerable to elite manipulation.

The terminal condition

Today’s society mirrors the moral wasteland Mao sought to create. Compounded by systemic flaws and generational dislocation, many young people are driven to violent extremes. Their actions reflect a larger cultural decay, where traditions have been abandoned and authority hollowed out. The Left’s successful sowing of hatred has created a pliable society, easy to manipulate and perpetually at war with itself.

An epidemic of noticing

The signs of decay are no longer hidden; it’s a slow, reluctant acknowledgment that the social fabric is threadbare, deliberately fractured. This crisis is not a tragic misfortune, but a calculated strategy. More than personal failing, the current culture reflects a society that has been left open to manipulation, its youth disenfranchised and ripe for exploitation. It is time to confront the stark reality: an epidemic of hatred that demands immediate attention, lest we destroy the world we know.

Sources for this article include:

DailySceptic.org

Encyclopedia.ushmm.org

Quora.com