Asklemmy

Racism is worse, because it's about community - us against them. It provides a focal point for anger and action that doesn't require self reflection or personal growth.

Misanthropy ... Have you met our species? Violent, destructive, shortsighted, tribalistic apes swarming across their only home devouring it resources and destroying their own habitat with careless abandon.

Individual humans - we can be amazing. Humans at moments when we overcome our tribalism and selfishness - wonderful. But humankind? Overall, we suck. Misanthropy just realism.

Misanthropy is just a reaction to humans being horrible. Racism is an example of why humans are horrible. So I think the answer is pretty clear.

Misanthropes usually keep to themselves, whereas racists can gather up other racists to do racist things

I'd say a racist is worse. At least a misanthrope treats everyone equally.

A racist is worse. A true misanthrope would just be a recluse and not bother anyone else.

At least the misanthrope hates everyone equally.

Misanthropes also don't usually hurt other people; they stay the fuck away from them.

A racist.

The old “I’m not racist. I hate everyone equally” approach

A non-human misanthrope would still be less idiotic than a human racist.

A racist is worse, because they’re capable of being better, but simply choose not to be in some cases.

Racists are worse because misanthropes don't have a history of their misanthropy having a widespread negative material impact like racists and their racism do.

I can't say that I 100% understand misanthropy, but IMO it's way worse to single out a group and treat them differently than other groups. Whether that takes the form of racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. Generally I think that kind of behavior stems from people thinking that they are better than other people, therefore people "worse" than them deserve to be treated like garbage. And I just despise that mindset.

If someone hates me because of something I have in common with literally every human on the planet it doesn't feel nearly as personal as if they hate me because I'm different from them in ways that I can't control.

Well I guess misanthropy is racism against every race.

Racists are better. At least misanthropes hate everyone equally.