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Matt Brown's avatar

A couple of thoughts on this:

1) I have heard it said - and I think I agree - that the opposite of love is not hate but rather indifference. Hate gets expressed when someone perceives a threat to what they love. Both hate and love require passion. Indifference entails a complete lack of love.

2) I completely agree that the term "hate" has become commonly misused, somewhat cynically by many, as a way to exclude a contrary opinion from conversation. If you can slander opposing opinion as motivated by hate, you get to avoid considering any merits the opposing opinion may have.

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blorrainesmith's avatar

This post reminds me for the seven billionth time why I love you. <3

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