Lupe would have a lot to say about this. I can almost hear her gravelly voice in my head. There is no hate without fear, she'd say. Hate is fear crystallized, fear objectified. We hate what threatens our selves, our dreams, our plans, our freedom, our place in the world, our place in the hearts of the people we love. We fear first. Then we hate. And I know what I would say to her in response. Lupe, I'd say. My troubles are just beginning. . Paullina Simons
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In this quote by Maya Angelou, she says that when we hate, we are afraid. If we are not afraid, then we have nothing to hate. Therefore, hate is just a way for us to express our fear.

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