As I explain Derek´s situation, keep in mind that he was following the pyramid of hate:
Derek had started his racist ways when his father remarked the coincidence in which the black race are being given more attention, with examples such as Black History Month.
Here is the full video, which is the possible origin of his hatred:
After the death of his father, Derek continues on to discriminate black people, as well as hispanics and Asians, later forming a group and spreading his hatred. With the spread of hatred, he commits vandalism and murder, sending him to jail, but not before he influenced his brother to become a part of this Neo-Nazi group of men and women. This sends the group closer and closer to a hatred that would result in genocide.
It helps to just stop and look at the trail of destruction that has been left from racism. Derek had killed two black people and vandalized some stores that belong to different races. If something similar had happened and I was the cause of it, I would look back and contemplate on what I have done, out of pure hatred.
In jail, Derek works with a black man to do laundry. This is one of eight ways of transitioning from hatred to respect, since he is starting to learn that his race is not much different from the African race, since we are all human beings, just like how poodles and pitbulls are both dogs, but with different appearances. Some may think that such thoughts of discrimination can leave as if one were to quit smoking, but one must see that race does not matter in order to admit that racism is truly wrong.
Looking back at the destruction caused by the invoked hatred is a wake-up call of sorts, while bonding with other races will raise one of the most unanswered questions of all time: "Why can´t we all just get along?"
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I found your post interesting. Made me curious to know more about this film. What about discrimination in any aspect, it is amazing the ability that humanity has to worry about in the way of being and living of others in a negative way. Wasting time when you could give this time for other things, like helping a needy eg. It depressible.
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