Re:The defiance of an 'untouchable' New York subway worker
by mcguire on Monday March 26, 2018 @10:42AM
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Yes and no. Sure, 'hate' is probably the wrong word, and may be counter productive in many cases. And you're right about the empathy; everyone likes to apply labels that mean they don't have to feel.
On the other hand, accusing the people you oppose of being demonic Satan-spawn looking to corrupt our youth and destroy our lives and country, of being the baby-molesting other that causes nightmares, well, that probably isn't caused by an excess of good feeling.
Re:The defiance of an 'untouchable' New York subway worker
by danharaj on Monday March 26, 2018 @10:53AM
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That reduces hatred to a never applicable triviality.
Hatred at its core is causing others to suffer in service of the things that live in one's head. Emotions can be hateful, so can ideas.
Re:The defiance of an 'untouchable' New York subway worker
by creep on Monday March 26, 2018 @10:58AM
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I agree with you, friend.
Most everyone understands that people are not their actions. You can believe a behavior is wrong without hating the person behaving in that way.
It's a very simple formulation.
The belief that others can only oppose groups of people out of "hate" stems from a strong lack of empathy and understanding for people on the other side of the issue.
> If you oppose something that does not directly affect you, the reason is most probably hate.
Either that, or you are serving something percieved as greater than yourself.