Historical and Psychological Roots of Cruelty and Hatred
For centuries, cruelty and hatred have been perceived not only as irrational impulses but also as socially justified phenomena, taking form through cultural rites, rituals, and social upheavals. The historically established system of views has often transformed violence into an instrument of adaptation or even destructive transformation, when collective moral standards permitted the use of brutality against certain groups in the name of ideological objectives.