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i share a similar goal, and i think it's nice that you want to spend your time and brain energy to brighten up random strangers' days.
for myself, i value fairness and equality. i also try to acknowledge the individual, the human inside, as much as i can. i can't bring myself to make general statements like "you are wonderful" and "you are loved", even if it's true. if i were to imagine myself doing what you are planning to do, i cannot hand these cards to a neo-Nazi. i can't. i won't. however, there are other messages that i could consider handing out, such as, "i'm here to listen".
i prefer to do random acts of kindness anonymously through the use of social media. if someone posts a photo of their cute dog, i will compliment their cute dog. it doesn't matter who they are, who i am, what either of us believe in at that moment, because we can both accept that the dog is cute. similarly, if someone's going through a hard time and is posting about their hardships online, i recognize the courage it took for them to write it out and post it on the internet.