Bigots are Motivated By Malice

Usually people are motivated by hope of some benefit, e.g. money, sex, fame, entertainment, comfort, family… Sometimes they are motivated by desire for revenge, e.g. many Palestinians would like to kill off the Jews who invaded and evicted them from Palestine, but underneath that malice is the positive intention to simply have the Jews get off their back. However, bigots are motivated purely from malice, with no benefit to themselves. Consider what benefit comes to a Taliban terrorist who kills girls who dare to seek an education? What benefit comes to a Christian who votes to block marriage equality? What benefit comes from treating some race or nationality as second class citizens?

~ Roedy (1948-02-04 age:70)