TRANSFORMING HATRED: A CHALLENGE FOR SOCIETY, SCIENCE AND SHAMANISM - Andreas J. Hirsch

ANDREAS J. HIRSCH Photographer, author and curator

CASTING A LOOK AT CONTRADICTORY PHENOMENA

The situation is confusing and unsettling. One does not need an inclination towards apocalyptic visions to understand that we humans are driving the world towards two tipping points, beyond which our survival as a species turns out to be more than doubtful: There is the profound destruction of the ecosphere, which is the basis of our own lives, and there is an erosion of even the most basic standards of civilisation, which takes place across societies, ethnic and religious groups and the international community. A symptom that specially meets the eye is the rising tide of hatred as the embodiment of destructive emotions in all their forms: Eruptions of hatred sparked by everyday occurrences of seemingly little relevance; unrestricted hatred spilt across social media against strangers and refugees, against people holding religious beliefs or opinions different from one’s own; terrorism in new dimensions which seems to leave no spot on earth in safety (...)

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