Alfie Kohn on Nostr: Maybe on some level they're uncomfortable with their own bigotry, so they try to ...

Maybe on some level they're uncomfortable with their own bigotry, so they try to rationalize it by inventing a reality in which those they persecute are threats. "Trans people want to forcibly transition your kids!" echoes "Gays are groomers, looking for converts" and, before that, "Black men are after 'our' women."