[SamAdams76]

Well I was referring to people, not inanimate things like liberalism, marxism or dog fighting. It is okay to despise those things and work against them. That is different than "hating" a specific person. I know people who have become consumed by hate against other people and that is a self-destructive behavior. It eats them up inside while the object of their hate feels no pain whatsoever. They have, in effect, given the people they hate power over them.

I can honestly say that I hate nobody. I might despise things that other people do - like murder, drugs or advocate for higher taxes. But I do not hate them personally and do not waste a minute of my life hating them.

[supercat]

Well I was referring to people, not inanimate things like liberalism, marxism or dog fighting. It is okay to despise those things and work against them. That is different than "hating" a specific person.

Even with 'things', it's important to separate despising from hatred. Hatred even of abstract concepts can create a hole in ones soul which won't be filled even if the concept is taken care of.