Put down your signs

Can you tell me why people no longer care if they hurt someone?
Why do we find so many excuses for the wrongs  we have done?
Have we become so blinded that we can no longer see
That this world is dying and the only cure is  charity? ..

Can you tell me why we claim to stand up for the rights of all
Yet  divide ourselves into  groups whose membership is small?
If we're really concerned with creating something that unites,
Shouldn't we be working together instead of igniting fights?

We cry out discrimination but then we go on to discriminate.
We cry out for equality but then we have our groups of hate.
If we're going to push for a world where peace and love abide
Shouldn't we  put down our signs and learn to live with  the other side?