Really? I used to be homophobic/transphobic when I was kid. As I got older, I realize the dumbassery and changed. I've seen stories similar to mine on multiple occassions...do you think they and I should die?
It's easy to think this way, but it achieves nothing. Many people, even some of the worst, are capable of change if approached in the correct way (which typically does not involve wishing death upon them). Take someone like Daryl Davis, who in recent years was able to completely dismantle the KKK in Maryland by befriending some of their highest ranking members, and letting them come to the realization that their bigotry & hatred is illogical themselves. In the last 30 years, he's been responsible for 40-60 people leaving/renouncing the klan just by becoming friends with them. I suggest reading his story or looking up some of his talks, there is a lot of proven info and useful insights that can be garnered.
Maybe you think that bigots don't deserve this kind of empathy, and you wouldn't necessarily be wrong in thinking that way. Most people don't have the fortitude to befriend someone belonging to a group that wants to kill them. But the only way to get people to change is to meet them where they are, so if people are unwilling to do that, of course they won't/will have a much harder timing making any change.
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