Everyone reacts differently to fear. Some seek it out, becoming adrenaline junkies who would do anything for that next thrill. People like this leap out of airplanes, cling precariously to rocky mountain walls, and swim with sharks. However, many people respond to fear by avoiding it, and pretending it doesn't exist. This is the mentality of those involved in hate groups. Though they certainly don't pretend whatever they hate (ex. gay marriage, people of a different race) doesn't exist, they do all they can to make it go away. They shut out logic, and delude themselves into thinking that they have the power to completely stamp out something they don't like.
Take for example the Westboro Baptist Church. Their entire mission is based on hate. They hate homosexuals, they hate Jews, they even think Obama is Satan, come to aid in the destruction of the world. These are people who can find hate everywhere, around every corner, at every turn. They believe that, if they just picket long enough, make enough hate filled videos, protest enough funerals, that they can get into heaven. They are so terrified of what they dislike that they resort to hate speech and nonsensical arguments about how God hates everyone, a teaching that is contradictory to every other branch of Christianity.
(www.godhatesfags.com)So is fear rational? No. Is hate rational? Again, no.
(source: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com)
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