[Peace-discuss] Hate

[Tracy Nectoux]

Dear Bob,

I hope I fall under the second example! :-)

Peace,
Tracy



Bob Illyes wrote:
> I think we are dealing with two different meanings of "hate".
>
> 1) There is the "I hate you" statement that I suspect we were all
> informed by our parents that we should never make. This is
> a venomous emotion that is as likely to destroy the hater as the
> hated. This sort of hatred is both bad and negative. Its intent
> is the destruction of the hated person. Bigots specialize in this
> sort of hatred.
>
> 2) The other more common use of "hate" is found in statements such as
> "I hate the way this program works." This is negative, in the sense
> that it describes a negative emotion, but the intent is to correct
> a flaw if the opportunity presents itself. That is to say, it is
> an emotion that leads to good action, and that is in no sense
> inherently pathological (as opposed to the first usage, which is
> definitely describes something pathological).
>
> Bob
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