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Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks out against rise in hate crime and antisemitism

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Published 10:14 7 Mar 2023 GMT

Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks out against rise in hate crime and antisemitism

The former California governor said there had 'never been a successful movement based on hate' in his powerful message

Jake Massey

Jake Massey

Arnold Schwarzenegger has aimed a powerful message at people who have 'stumbled' on to the path of hate.

The actor and former California governor posted a moving 12-minute message on social media, speaking out against antisemitism and urging those who have strayed to find their strength.

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The 75-year-old former body-builder said those who succumbed to hateful ideology were 'losers' but that 'no matter how far you have gone' there was still opportunity to change.

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He also recalled his father's experience of World War II and a recent visit to the Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz.

"I want to talk to the people out there who might have already stumbled in the wrong direction into the wrong path," the Terminator star said.

"I want to talk to you if you've heard some conspiracies about Jewish people, or people of any race or gender orientation, and thought 'that makes sense to me'.

"I want to talk to you if you've found yourself thinking about anyone that is inferior and out to get you because of their religion or the colour of their skin or their gender.

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"I don't know the road that has brought you here but I've seen enough people throw away their futures for hateful beliefs. So I want to speak to you before you find your regrets in the end of the path."

He said visiting Auschwitz was one of the darkest experiences of his life.
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He added that everybody holds prejudice, but by looking for scapegoats, we take away our own responsibility.

"Nobody who has chosen the easy path of hate has got to the end of that road and said, 'Oh, what a life'," he declared.

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"No. They die as miserably as they lived."

He went on to state there had 'never been a successful movement based on hate', branding the Nazi, Confederate and Apartheid movements as 'losers'.

"I don't want you to be a loser. I don’t want you to be weak. I've spent most of my life helping people find their strength," he continued. "I care about you.

"Your mind and your character are no different than your body and your muscles.

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"If you want to grow as a person, you really have to make friends with pain. Embrace the discomfort. Enjoy the struggle.

"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.

"I don't care how many hateful things you may have written online. I don't care how often you have marched carrying that hateful flag, or what hateful things you may have said in anger.

"There's still hope. There's still time for you. Choose strength. Choose life. Conquer your mind. You can do it."

Featured Image Credit: Michael Pizarra/dpa picture alliance/Alamy Stock Photo

Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, News, US News, Celebrity

Jake Massey
Jake Massey

Jake Massey is a journalist at LADbible. He graduated from Newcastle University, where he learnt a bit about media and a lot about living without heating. After spending a few years in Australia and New Zealand, Jake secured a role at an obscure radio station in Norwich, inadvertently becoming a real-life Alan Partridge in the process. From there, Jake became a reporter at the Eastern Daily Press. Jake enjoys playing football, listening to music and writing about himself in the third person.

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