Arnold Schwarzenegger talks on growing anti-semitism: ‘loser ideology’

The Terminator famed actor Arnold Schwarzenegger shared his thoughts on growing anti-Semitism and hate crimes.

Schwarzenegger, 75, turned to social media on Monday and posted a 12-minute long video to address the rise in hate crimes in US and, specifically, those who hate others because of “their religion, or the color of their skin, or their gender.”

In his video message, the actor called those who embrace hate “losers,” but told the same people, “I care about you,” and urged them to choose a different path.

“If you find yourself wondering if the path of hate might make sense to you for one reason or the other, or even wrapping yourself in the flag of hate, I want you to know where that path ends,” he said.

“I’ve seen enough people throw away their futures for hateful beliefs,” the former California Governor said in the video, “so I want to speak to you before you find your regrets at the end of that path.”

The actor looked back at his own experience growing up in post-WWII Austria and also used the examples of the Civil War and Apartheid, while explaining “There has never been a successful movement based on hate…Throughout history hate has always been the easier path.”

He went further, “I mean it’s easier to find a scapegoat for a problem than to try and make things better ourselves, right? But let me be clear: You will not find success at the end of that road.”

The Predator star described his own father and the other former German soldiers he saw growing up who, he said, turned to alcohol to try to soothe their pain: “They were all broken.”

“They fell for a horrible, loser ideology,” Schwarzenegger said.

“They were lied to and misled into a path that ended in misery. They bought into the idea that the only way to make their lives better was to make other lives worse. It is the path of the weak.”

He continued, “despite all the things we might disagree about, my friends might say, ‘Arnold, don’t talk to those people, it’s not worth it,’ I don’t care what they say. I care about you. I think you’re worth it. I know that nobody’s perfect. I understand how people can fall into the trap of prejudice and hate.”

“It’s easier to hate than it is to learn, it’s easier when somebody challenges you to get hurt feelings and to go find some echo chamber that will tell you you’re right and they’re wrong” he said.

He went on further saying, “no matter how far you’ve gone, you still have a chance to choose a life of strength…You have to fight the war against yourself…The other path is easier. You don’t have to change anything, everything in your life that you aren’t happy about can be somebody else’s fault.”

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