[Peace-discuss] Hate

[John W.]

At 01:45 PM 6/23/2006, 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


Precisely.  It's semantics.  In the same vein, saying "I love watermelon" 
is not at all the same thing as saying "I love you" to your spouse or child.

John