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For as long as I can remember, I have witnessed hate.

As a young person, experienced it. Hate against other human beings because of the color of their skin, because of their station in life, because they think differently from each other, or worship differently.

Mormons, Jews, Catholics, and Muslims are all suspect. Right? Mosques and synagogues have all been the scene of mass attacks and murders. We once hated the Japanese, the Germans, the Koreans – it's endless. Much, or most of the time, hate has no rational explanation.

Remember WWII? It was the Japanese who formed the 442nd Infantr...