I love history, too, and I love this post - gives me lots to think about. Although, just a stray thought (I can't refer to playing "devil's advocate" anymore w/o feeling squeamish): Even though the idea is interesting, I don't believe there has to be a direct lineage of hate, because evil forces can always stir up new hate and adopt historical names of evil to describe it.
I love history, too, and I love this post - gives me lots to think about. Although, just a stray thought (I can't refer to playing "devil's advocate" anymore w/o feeling squeamish): Even though the idea is interesting, I don't believe there has to be a direct lineage of hate, because evil forces can always stir up new hate and adopt historical names of evil to describe it.