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Nothing Troll about it, everyone has gotten so caught up in the hating that they have lost the ability to give credit where credit is due.

You had my complete agreement up until your use of the word "hating." Me thinks you gave yourself away, friend.

I absolutely despise that corrupt, draft-dodging, dope-smoking, disbarred, pathologically lying, impeached rapist. But I have no problems with him giving money to help a charitable cause. And I don't hate him.

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"I absolutely despise that ..... I don't hate him."

Would you prefer I use the word despise? I might recommend the investment in a good thesaurus.

The only definition not shared by both words is this one for despise.

"To regard as unworthy of one's interest or concern"

And that is most assuredly not the case around here. If you have a novel definition for either word, I would love to hear it.