Astrology with cruel intentions

Sadly, I have come to the realization that I am not a very good  judge of people. Why this epiphany now? Because of an astrologer. Now, I am not a hardcore believer of astrology, although I do think that if you believe in the existence of God, then you could also believe in astrology. But I am digressing. I listen to some of my favorite astrologers sometimes, because I think basically they are nice people who try to see the good in people, all people, and who wish for the best for others, all others, at least in theory. I do not listen to them for their predictive abilities, but because they make one feel good, hopeful, and be more understandng and kinder to one's fellow human beings. But today I listened to this astrologer -- this is not the first time I have heard her talk-- and I couldn't listen till the end. Halfway through I stopped. I came away saddened and disappointed. I know there have been evil astrologers in history who read into the panetary movements, what they wanted , what served their interests, but in this time and age, I thought they were obsolete. How could I have missed her bias till now? A puzzle.

The alacrity with which she vilified and judged certain nations, ie, India and China, and kept quiet about the glaring stupidities and blatant racial prejudices of others and the eagerness with which some of her commenters accepted it was an eye opener to me. And she was "gracious" enough to reply in kind  to each of her commenters who extolled her "sanity" and "empathy". A group that embraced hatred and division. To sum it up, China and India are evil hypocrites, the implication being the western world is saintly and innocent. You might say that I shouldnt pay attention to what a few internet trolls say, or what an astrologer talks about on her youtube channel. Everyone, even little kds and puppies have a channel these days. But this particular astrologer is no illiterate ignorant person. She has written books, appeared on television, is well known. well, not that that makes anyone great and good.

Now I do not condone when any nation or its  leader, including India and China, hurt its people, knowingly or not. And believe me, I know they are no saints. Actually I don't know why I defend China. They do not particularly like us Indians. Come to think of it, not many people like us Indians! To be fair, the fault may be shared equally between them and us.  But shouldn't there be a little fairness somewhere? A balance in perspectives? For instance this astrologer was looking at history in relation to significant astrological events. And all she could come up with was the Spanish flu of 1918. In my comment, I reminded her, in case she had forgotten, of other events, such as when the native Americans were given diseases and killed off by the greedy grabbers, and when a whole nation was turned into opium addicts, or when human beings from almost a whole continent were traded as slaves. (She wasn't understanding at all.The comment was deleted.)I was really curious as to what the planets were doing when these events took place. And I had assumed astrologers were humane and empathetic. Maybe it wasn't intended, but the hatred towards races other than the white, peeped through that "understanding" facade. May she was saying stuff that she knew her followers like to hear. Their goodness and superiority vs the others' evil nature and inferiority. And in her response to one hateful comment, she even cited freedom of speech. Apparently, freedom of speech for some, not all. Why else would my comment be deleted?

The deep understanding and moral highmindedness was amply displayed by a description of the Hopi Indians' belief in the great cycle of  life, the ups and downs of peoples, down the ages. What a sublime thought! But I got the feeling that that understanding is reserved only when it comes to the Western man's actions. An excuse. That doesn't apply to the others, obviously. I would have thought it would be nice to apply it to all humanity. 

This youtube encounter may not be that serious or significant in the grand scheme of things. Nonetheless it is scary and worrying when even a seemingly innocuous field, ( I mean, it is astrology! you can take it or leave it}, is fanning the flames of hatred, very subtly and wearing a saintly, understanding face. Then what havoc can a really "legit" institution, say, religion, and/or government, cause? and then there is that"East is east, west is west, never the twain shall meet!"