Stop using "hate" when you mean "disagreement" (An opinion piece)

[Dill]

(01-22-2019, 11:16 AM)michaelsean Wrote: I think a lot of people genuinely hate Trump, and genuinely hated Obama, but yeah, overall it's not hate.

Some "genuinely" hate Trump, but it's not like that comes out of nowhere.  He has done his best to offend many groups and to behave in hate-provoking ways.

What disturbs me about so many current defenses of Trump is their reversal of causal relation--supporters say people complain about Trump's misogynist and racist behavior because they just "hate" him in some personal sense, not because there is good reason to hate this behavior.

In their minds he appears divorced from accountability for his own actions and words, since those are not what "really" provoke Trump critics, who would "criticize him no matter what." 

Much Obama hatred was rather the opposite.  WORST PRESIDENT EVER because . . . why exactly? He behaved like a dictator . . . somehow?  Presided over seven years of economic growth--but not fast enough?  Got millions on healthcare, but some couldn't keep their doctors?