Poll: Why do people hate others?

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KageUsagi

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Wereduck said:
KageUsagi said:
Wait so you're trying to tell me that if someone murdered someone who is close to you and if they had a "change of heart" you would forgive them on the spot? So, say for example this man murders your significant other, or parent, or sibling, or best friend you would still be able to forgive them?

I remind you that when someone dies this person is gone forever. This person has been taken away from your life physically, and intentionally by this man.

Oh but wait! He said he was sorry so it's fine! If I would hate him after that I would be a horrible person! I'm probably gonna catch a movie with that guy this weekend actually since he's SO nice now!

You are also saying that the person who has lost a loved one doesn't even have the right to hate this MURDERER in the first place, since according to this post all hatred is stupid and pointless.

Really?
Totally agree with what you're saying above but you know Vash would say we're in the wrong on this one.
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The .50 Caliber Cow

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Love just isn't as popular or as widely advertised. Us hipsters know love isn't mainstream...

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LilithSlave

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I have my own kind of misanthropy that is kind of the opposite of the typical 4chan, "internet hate machine" kind of misanthropy. I had to admit to myself, even while being outwardly disgusted by the "what country would you bomb" topic, a part of me just wanted to see the world go up in flames. Not a particular innocent country, but just see the world go to hell.

Why? Because of hate. I hate, because of hate. The internet taught me this hate. That deep down, when you take down the reputation and shame, and give people anonymity, we become like demons. We exploit and hate other humans. We hold double standards. We don't practice the golden rule. We take pleasure in the pain of others. Not in a sense of justice or retribution, but in the advantage of feeling better than other humans. Delighting in the misfortune and pain of the innocent, because they are innocent. Deep down, so many humans, so many humans desire this. There's hardly anything in humanity that has made me hate it more than how it is frequently decided to feel disgust with those who do good and has worked to punish them.

The hate I feel is different. Everyone assumes it is the same, because I also have misanthropistic feelings at times. However, my feelings only exist when lose out hope in the goodness of people. And wish to pull the plug. Not the desire to punish the good out of the idea that good is weak, embarrassing, and pathetic.
 

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Why do people hate? Because it is easy. Instead of taking all the time to understand the other person/people and actually thinking about stuff, it is much easier to just blindly hate something.

And no, hate is never justified. Understandable, yes. Justified, no.
Blind hate is never justified.
Hate for hate's sake is never justified.
Hate that is't blind or for it's own sake can be justified.
Taking time to think about stuff and understand the person in question changes nothing.
 

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.No. said:
BreakfastMan said:
Why do people hate? Because it is easy. Instead of taking all the time to understand the other person/people and actually thinking about stuff, it is much easier to just blindly hate something.

And no, hate is never justified. Understandable, yes. Justified, no.
Blind hate is never justified.
Hate for hate's sake is never justified.
Hate that is't blind or for it's own sake can be justified.
Taking time to think about stuff and understand the person in question changes nothing.
Tell me then, what does hating someone accomplish? Who does it help?

EDIT: I mean, if it can be justified, surely you can provide some justifications, right?
 

LilithSlave

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Ah, speaking of misanthropistic and negative feelings. It doesn't always make everything better. But watching this video always makes my day a little better.
 

.No.

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BreakfastMan said:
.No. said:
BreakfastMan said:
Why do people hate? Because it is easy. Instead of taking all the time to understand the other person/people and actually thinking about stuff, it is much easier to just blindly hate something.

And no, hate is never justified. Understandable, yes. Justified, no.
Blind hate is never justified.
Hate for hate's sake is never justified.
Hate that is't blind or for it's own sake can be justified.
Taking time to think about stuff and understand the person in question changes nothing.
Tell me then, what does hating someone accomplish? Who does it help?

EDIT: I mean, if it can be justified, surely you can provide some justifications, right?
Hate is the same as any other passion, cause that's all it is. Without hate, there is no love. If hate is never justified, neither is love.
As for an example, let's say someone brutally kills and rapes your best friend. He displays no remorse, and doesn't remotely feel sorry about it. How do you feel?
 

BreakfastMan

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.No. said:
BreakfastMan said:
.No. said:
BreakfastMan said:
Why do people hate? Because it is easy. Instead of taking all the time to understand the other person/people and actually thinking about stuff, it is much easier to just blindly hate something.

And no, hate is never justified. Understandable, yes. Justified, no.
Blind hate is never justified.
Hate for hate's sake is never justified.
Hate that is't blind or for it's own sake can be justified.
Taking time to think about stuff and understand the person in question changes nothing.
Tell me then, what does hating someone accomplish? Who does it help?

EDIT: I mean, if it can be justified, surely you can provide some justifications, right?
Hate is the same as any other passion, cause that's all it is. Without hate, there is no love. If hate is never justified, neither is love.
I disagree with that. Hate is a negative emotion. It does not bring anything good to anyone. Therefore, it needs justification. Love is a positive emotion. It brings good to many people. Therefore, it needs no justification.

EDIT: Also, I greatly disagree with the idea that without hate, there is no love. It is like saying without war, there would be no peace, or without death, there would be no life, etc.

As for an example, let's say someone brutally kills and rapes your best friend. He displays no remorse, and doesn't remotely feel sorry about it. How do you feel?
Your example does not work, mainly because there is a difference between something being understandable, and something being justifiable.
 

Wintermoot

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because people are inherently flawed and they don't like coping with people that think different.

this sums it up pretty much.
that said there are people that are justified to hate like Neo-Nazi,s or sicko,s.
other reasons include greediness "hey that guy has allot of money let,s kill him and take his cave!"
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then again I might just be misanthropic.
 

TotalerKrieger

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Humans are just taller hairless monkeys with a really big frontal lobe. Monkeys are viscious hateful creatures by nature...I really hate monkeys, overdeveloped amygdala...maybe I should go into research which involves spliting open monkey skulls on a regualr basis...yes.mmm.good.
 

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People hate for many reason like an reaction to counter fear (not admiting it), frustration or annoyance or any other pointless reason.
 

Necron_warrior

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Its human nature, helps keep the population a bit more stable, helps people unite against a common hatred.
 

ShindoL Shill

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Because people are idiots.
That either means they stupidly hate people, or hate stupid people.
 

Casual Shinji

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Because you take the bad with the good.

Human beings are capable of great love so they're also capable of great hate.

If some guy murders someone I love then it's only natural that I fucking hate him long after I ripped him to pieces.
 

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Because there's a gap between accepting one another (which people tend to think they do) and the capability of one to accept others (which is exactly what people aren't fully capable of, because people tend to hate change and new, different things).
 

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Imperius said:
Peace is a lie, there is only passion...


Hatred is a necessary part of human existence. With no natural predators and now that we have modern medicine, who and what will keep the population in check? The answer: War.

It's natural selection on a massive scale, and it is far easier to kill a man when you hate him.
Or at least, I would imagine so.

Edit: Yes it's sad, its destructive, it destroys lives and all the rest, but let me ask you: what would happen if there were 5 men, and only one chicken left in the world?
They'd have an Orgy? The chickens invited too.

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Hate is a mechanism we humans have in order to lower our inhibitions towards violence. While that may seem wrong at first glance, it is actually for self defence (and by extension, protecting the tribe). When someone or something becomes a threat to you or those you care about, hate is an involuntary response (unless you had a prior relationship to the instigator). It removes "safeguards" in our mind and allows us to act in a situation of potential danger.

Of course, the majority of people are far removed from the need for such a basic and primal reaction. That doesn't change how we are. We are still primal at the core, but we can temper these drives through will and discipline.

The problem with hate is that it doesn't discriminate between a potential threat and a perceived threat. How this is a problem is simple... there is a very low threshold for something to be "perceived" as a threat. A person who does better then you at something can be a "perceived" threat to you, even if they would never endanger you. A person who owns more then you (greed) or owns less then you (desperation) can be perceived as a threat.

As an example of a day to day misuse of hate, employees hating their employer (or students hating their teacher). Not saying hate is unjustified in these cases, the employer could be corrupt, or the teacher could be an asshole. However they are highly unlikely to be a physical threat. So where does the hate come from? Fear of their power over you. An Employer has the ability to fire you (though not without provocation) and the teacher has the ability to punish you (again, not without provocation). They may not ever act on it, unless you make them, but the simple notion that they CAN do this makes it a perceived threat to us (though not necessarily a potential threat).

Most people don't express hate towards a person in power as the may have rationalised the perceived threat and in turn diminished their hatred towards the instigator while others might not do this internal filtering and not realise they aren't in any danger (and not acting rationally).

For most scenarios where hate is the source of some grievance, I can use this analyses to break down the reason for it. Sometimes it's not as direct as the above example, like in situations with bullies, who are projecting their hate towards another person though that person may not be the source of it. But by and large I find this take on it to be a pretty reliable method of analyses (though not infallible).

EDIT: Note this is an observation on my part. Not fact. It is a hypothesis I have worked out though haven't put any effort into proving (or checking to see if anyone else has explored it). It works more often then not but it isn't perfect.
 

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BreakfastMan said:
Whatever, I've stopped giving a fuck about it.
Casual Shinji said:
Because you take the bad with the good.

Human beings are capable of great love so they're also capable of great hate.

If some guy murders someone I love then it's only natural that I fucking hate him long after I ripped him to pieces.
This. This says it far better then I ever could.