The real danger to our societies may not be hatred. It is indifference.

Hate is visible. It shocks and provokes a reaction. Indifference, however, is silent. It takes hold gradually until it becomes the norm. And when a society stops being moved by injustice, poverty, or the suffering of others, it begins to weaken.

This indifference fuels another drift: mediocrity. When we no longer value excellence, the debate of ideas, or collective intelligence, we make room for simplistic rhetoric, sterile opposition, and symbolic violence. Social media often reflects this: controversy spreads faster than nuance, and hate finds particularly fertile ground there.

I also believe it is impossible to build peaceful relationships with others if we maintain a conflicted relationship with ourselves. A society that constantly doubts its own worth, that devalues itself, or that is always comparing itself to others, eventually transforms this unease into rejection, resentment, or aggression.

But it would be too easy to ask citizens to show more love or tolerance without questioning their living conditions. You cannot build a peaceful society on deep inequalities, a sense of abandonment, or a lack of prospects. Social justice is not just a nice-to-have; it is the prerequisite for social cohesion.

Finally, I believe we have stripped the word love of its political significance. Loving a society does not mean closing your eyes to its flaws. It means wanting to make it more just, more dignified, and more humane. Love is not resignation; it is a form of resistance against cynicism, violence, and giving up.

The question, therefore, is not just how to fight hate.

The real question is: how do we prevent indifference from becoming our way of living together?