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Explain Like I'm Five
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The problem with trying to explain it is that bigotted hatred isn't logical. Try to get any actual bigot to explain it and you'll get many (often contradictory) reasons.
The reality is both more boring and more sinister than what you probably expect if you're looking for sensible reasons.
People who hate are easier to control. The powers that be choose a minority that can be bullied without consequences, create bullshit reasons for it, and encourage people to be afraid of and hateful to that minority. Those fearful and hateful people raised kids to be fearful and hateful. Those kids grew up to make their own fearful and hateful offspring. Some of these kids grew up to join the ranks of the powers that be, and brought their fear and hate to the decision making process. Combine this with the systematic destruction of public education, and you have current events in the us.