A misanthrope is someone who mistrusts or hates humankind.
A racist is… well we all know what a racist is.
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Racism is worse, because it’s about community - us against them. It provides a focal point for anger and action that doesn’t require self reflection or personal growth.
Misanthropy … Have you met our species? Violent, destructive, shortsighted, tribalistic apes swarming across their only home devouring it resources and destroying their own habitat with careless abandon.
Individual humans - we can be amazing. Humans at moments when we overcome our tribalism and selfishness - wonderful. But humankind? Overall, we suck. Misanthropy just realism.
Misanthropy is just a reaction to humans being horrible. Racism is an example of why humans are horrible. So I think the answer is pretty clear.
Racists also use the “but they deserve it” defense.
But we all really do “deserve it”. Humans as a whole really don’t deserve to thrive based on how we have historically treated others and our earth. The problem with racists is that they think they’re better based on some negligible differences between humans.
Misanthropes usually keep to themselves, whereas racists can gather up other racists to do racist things
This was gonna be my answer too. Maybe I’d change my mind if a misanthrope tried to get their hands on the launch codes though.
Fair point 😆
I’d say a racist is worse. At least a misanthrope treats everyone equally.
Almost exactly what I said.
A racist is worse. A true misanthrope would just be a recluse and not bother anyone else.
A racist.
A non-human misanthrope would still be less idiotic than a human racist.
A racist is worse, because they’re capable of being better, but simply choose not to be in some cases.
Racists are worse because misanthropes don’t have a history of their misanthropy having a widespread negative material impact like racists and their racism do.
Well I guess misanthropy is racism against every race.
It’s not though
Racists are better. At least misanthropes hate everyone equally.
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