Hatred.

[sheshe2]

It is a very strong word and should never be used here. However it is used a lot.

Disagreeing with ones political views is not hatred, it is disagreeing with a politicians views. Hatred is a vile word Simple as that. Done.

[canetoad]

1. Times have changed friend

The internet, the 'monetising' thereoff, has bred a language that exists almost entirely of superlatives.

There are no Likes or Recs in moderate language. Everything must be the most extreme evil, or good or hillarious - on we go.

Once, educated people thought twice about the precise meaning of the written words they used. Now, to grab your five seconds of internet attention, you must use words that are extreme. Otherwise no-one looks.

No-one looks.

[Mr.Bill]

4. People will act that way when they can be anonymous.

If your name address and phone number was under every post things on the internet would be a lot more civil. The rules we grew up with all relied on being able to identify who was speaking.

[canetoad]

8. There is a degree of truth in what you say Mr.Bill

But I doubt by a long way, it is the definitive answer. If MY name, address, phone was under every post, I would call it doxxing. However, I try to be moderate in my comments.

The WWW unleashed a new social spectrum and we have not yet learned how to deal with it.

[Mr.Bill]

10. Your last sentence says it very well.

I have participitated in a car forum for about 15 years. It has a political section which has some of the most rabid right wing hatred you have ever read. A few times in my travels I have met up and had lunch or a few drinks with a handful of them. Without exception, they were very nice people and if politics doesn't come up you could call them friends. It's very strange. A lot of what they say on the internet is just posturing and bravado. If they spoke to people in person like they do on the internet, they would have been beaten to death decades ago.

[a kennedy]

2. How do you feel about the word despise?? Like in totally despise......

[sheshe2]

5. Despise is a whole other word.

A Duer accused of hatred is a whole new ball of wax.

I am talking about DU here.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

24. Okay trying to find the answer, you are saying that a DUerr

Disagreed with someone and was labeled a hater?

[NewHendoLib]

3. Until Dubya, I really never hated politicians, or those of a party or belief. But - sadly - I now do

From Wikepedia

Hatred is a very angry emotional response to certain people or ideas.[1] Hatred is often associated with intense feelings of anger and disgust.

As an emotion, hatred can be short-lived or long-lasting.[2] It can be of low intensity - 'I hate broccoli' - or high intensity: 'I hate the whole world'.[3] In some cases, hatred can be a learned response from external influences, such as from being abused, misled, or manipulated. As a general rule, hatred is the deep psychological response to feeling trapped or being unable to understand certain sociological phenomena.

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Yep - works for me - applicable to my feelings toward TFG and his cult.

[sheshe2]

6. Sorry, guess I was not clear.

Duers on DU are calling out others out for hatred for disagreeing with some politicians.

[NewHendoLib]

9. Ah. Thx. I'd never come close to feeling negatively about a fellow DUer

Though the gun stuff often makes me shake my head ..

[sheshe2]

12. Thanks, NHL.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

21. Link? Cite?? Please provide since this is

your post accusing DUers of something.

[Mr.Bill]

11. I'm old enough to have grown up

hating Nixon and Reagan. I won't even go into detail about how much. W Bush was just a clown compared to them. They were pure evil.

[sheshe2]

14. But using the word against a fellow DUer?

Not acceptable.

[Mr.Bill]

15. Of course not. n/t

[Laura PourMeADrink]

22. Link

[sheshe2]

23. No.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

25. Omg just like old times !!!!:)

[sheshe2]

26. Yes.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

27. So confused. Are you saying someone HERE said they

hated you or others because they disagreed? But you can't name names, didn't alert, and can't provide a link?

[sheshe2]

29. Lol

I can name or not. You can alert or not.

I served with you elsewhere. I saw how you responded.

Always thought you were Laura Petrie.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

31. Late there(?) Wherever. Get a good night's sleep:)

[BlackSkimmer]

37. Seriously? In the time I've been here, I've seen posters call each other all manner of names.

“Troll” is tossed around, and directed at, even long time posters. I’ve seen people called sick, stupid, crazy, a Republican, you name it.

Hater seems almost mild. No idea what context in which this occurred since you’re being so secretive, but I’ve certainly seen worse.

[ForgedCrank]

7. Wouldn't you agree that rejecting hate is

a little bit more that just not saying the word?

[sheshe2]

16. Calling out a DUer of 'hatred' is more than rejecting hate.

That makes them look bad and makes them look hateful and not accepting others views.

We can agree to disagree, name calling is unacceptable.

[ForgedCrank]

17. I'm not disagreeing with you, and I'm not sure

how you came to that conclusion. My addition to the point is that simply not saying the word hate isn't quite enough, not hating is how you accomplish that in addition to not using that word (and many others).

[sheshe2]

18. Thanks, FC.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

19. Makes zero sense. Please elaborate

[sheshe2]

20. No.

Figure it out.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

28. ?????? Since 2004 have never ever read a DUer

hate on anyone here except the right.

[sheshe2]

32. You are lucky

[LakeArenal]

30. Personally, I feel that there is too much parsing of individual words and not context.

Poetic license makes people use words as they interpret their meanings.

I have hated things DUers have said to each other. Made up names for groups of people. Insulting words that minimize a person’s concerns. These are debate tactics that are used by people to make people feel crappy not uplifting.

Being a good debater should stick to context.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

33. Like a zillion times better now!

[Arazi]

34. Nah, there's folks who legit hate on AOC, Bernie and other progressives

Some of the commentary about Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib has been despicable.

If I had a nickle for every good DUer driven off or banned for their past progressive support ...

[Laura PourMeADrink]

35. Yup. Sometimes it's okay to hate on a Dem, other times absolutely not. Blind faith on them. nt

[sheshe2]

36. Hmm.

Arazi

34. Nah, there's folks who legit hate on AOC, Bernie and other progressives
Some of the commentary about Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib has been despicable.

Okay, guess you never read the threads on watermelon and fried chicken threads on MLK day. Never read the posts saying blacks have Stockholm Syndrome.

Talk about despicable, they were reced to the top of the page.

As for the others, constructive criticism, not hate.

[Arazi]

39. Nah, its hate

Good use of whataboutism tho. You get points for that

[taxi]

38. Expressing that some other person has a hatred for someone or something

is not quite the same thing as hearing someone actively using the word to express a hatred. There is also the difference between knowing and not knowing the word may be hurtful to hear. Hearing someone expressing it takes something away from the person using it; a go back two spaces type of move.