Bill Moyers: Beyond Hate

Documentary on hate presentation without bias
Another Moyers' WOW. Interpreting the content is largely based on one's own hatred potential. The show content and Bill Moyers remains neutral. It's loaded with archival footage of riots, war, attacks, marches, disturbances, and more where hatred is visually evident. Discussion includes several from Holocaust, apartheid, and even a US President.

Hate thrives in every culture, nation, religion, street, and "We're all capable" of hating, say experts. "Healthy hate is an oxymoron." Moyers looks at the many faces of hate. It's a peek at the psychology of hatred and how it is self-justified. An educational, informative discussion on a very difficult subject. It contains such disgusting scenes, at times, that the viewer will "hate" it. Eventually at least one form of hatred will appear all to close to your home. But it ends with a talk with kids on how to non-violently confront hate.

BONUS "Facing Hate" is an hour interview with Elie Wiesel (1986 Nobel Peace Prize,...

Powerful
This is such a powerful documentary. Bill Moyers explores hatred, bigotry and racism throughout time and how it was effected the people of the world. He goes as far back in time to Cain and Abel but also ventures into modern day classrooms to see how hate has effected the human race as a people. Hate is not innate within us. It has to be taught. Bill searches for the answers across the borders of the world to find out where and why things like anti-Semitism and homophobia originated and how it has shaped people's lives. Why do people feel the need to hate each other? The documentary also focuses on some of the great people in history who have tried to overcome this hatred, including Nelson Mandela and Jimmy Carter. When you watch this series, you will feel a little more confident in the human race as a whole and our ability to eventually overcome our fears and paranoia. If nothing else, Bill Moyers shows us that our similarities are far greater than our differences...



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