Why the cruelty?

Planned Parenthood volunteers help bring the fight for health insurance reform to the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I don’t propose to have an answer. I’m just contemplating a question that I simply have to get off my chest — one that’s not new to humanity, and is probably a good deal of the basis of both religion and philosophy throughout history: why are we such horrible bastards to one another?!

Differences are often cited. Oh, let’s look down on him because he’s gay...