Hate is Hate

Hate is strong word. There are no levels of hate, to hate for any reason is wrong. Hate is commonly used to describe opposition to a rival team or player and even that type of hate is wrong. People should respect rivals not hate them. After all, with out rivalries sports and athletics would be boring. Rivalries are what sells tickets and make headlines. If you can find it your heart to hate a player because he goes to wrong school or plays for the wrong team then you can find it your heart to hate anyone for any reason.

I have been accused of hating Obama. I never said or would I ever say I hate Obama. Obama seems like a nice guy and great father. I have no reason to hate him, but I disagreed with him very strongly on his policies. These are not same things. To hate someone because of political ideas and ideals is no different than hating someone because of the color of their skin or sexual orientation. Hate is hate and it is wrong.

Recently, Dennis Quaid was criticized on Twitter by thousands saying very hateful things and actually saying they hate him for saying he though President Trump was doing a good job in the Covid 19 response. People are calling for a boycott of his movies simply because of a political view. This is why I say those people who "hate" Trump are acting no differently than of the behavior they accuse Trump. Hating is wrong. This behavior is ludicrous. I do not agree with many Hollywood stars political beliefs but I do not hate them and wish ill will on them. I would not even consider to boycott a movie they are in. It is just petty, trivial, and shallow. A political ideology does not necessary define a person's character or persona. The sad thing is that both sides just fail to realize that other side wants to improve America, but they have a different philosophy about doing it. That is it.

Of course, there are extreme circumstances where hateful feelings may be hard to control such as towards some that may have committed a crime against a family member. Sure, forgiving someone for such heinous acts would be difficult, but it should certainly be the goal of afflicted persons to try to make peace with what transpired. I can certainly understand hateful feelings in these circumstances, but it is certainly very hard to justify for political ideals, sports rivals, or other tedious things. To hold a ballplayer or a political rival in the same light as someone that harmed a family member is obscene and why hate is such a strong word and should not be used.

One would think during these dark hours of Covid 19 folks could put their political ideology aside for the betterment of America.