[CLIP] Daryl Davis: Why I Befriend Neo-Nazis and the KKK

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“Ignorance breeds fear. We fear the things that we don't understand - those things of which we are ignorant. If we don't address that fear and keep that in check, that fear - in turn - will escalate into hatred. We fear the things that we hate. They frighten us. If that hatred is not stopped, that - in turn - will escalate into destruction. We get angry because we hate something. And the next thing you know, we want to destroy it. So, ignorance breeds fear. Fear breeds hatred. Hatred breeds destruction. We spend way too much time in this country talking about the other person, talking at the other person, and talking past the other person. Why don't we spend a little bit of time talking with the other person, because the greatest weapon to combat racism, antisemitism, and all types of discrimination, is the least expensive weapon known to man. It’s free, yet it is the most underused. It's called conversation. I say forget about the destruction. I’m sorry it happened. But what's been destroyed is not coming back. The destruction is a symptom of the nucleus - of the root cause. Forget about the hate. Don't focus on that. That's a symptom also. Forget about the fear - another symptom. Focus on the root cause. The root cause is ignorance. And if you can cure ignorance, then there's nothing to fear. With nothing to fear, there's nothing to hate. With nothing to hate, there's nothing to get angry about and destroy. The cure for ignorance is exposure and education.” Daryl Davis