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askyagerz

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Wed Mar 1, 2017, 04:33 PM Mar 2017

Response to fellow DUer worried about hating Trump [View all]

Last edited Wed Mar 1, 2017, 05:10 PM - Edit history (1)

There are some people on this earth that deserve to be hated. As far as I'm concerned if you lack empathy and will hurt others to get ahead you have no place in society.
Trump is the poster child of greed, ego, ignorance and scapegoating. I can remember as a kid in the 80s that this man was a joke and now the so called working man thinks he will be their savior? He hasn't done an honest days work in his life. Never had to earn anything. All he has ever done was sign papers and destroy time after time what was given to him.
Empathy isn't something we are born with. We are taught it all through our lives by our own suffering and watching others suffer. Donald Trump has never really suffered a day in his life. Even on his worst day he was still better off then 99% of the population. He won't be able to help these people because he just doesn't have the life experience to know what needs to be done.
I say never apologize for hate. It's a liberal trait that hasn't done us well over the years. Makes us look weak. Its ok to hate someone if they truly deserve it. It's ok to kill bad people. I think an eye for an eye is a great policy. I have no problem punishing violent criminals with violence. I am a progressive because I think that's the best road for society to take. I believe every person on this planet has a right to live without fear and oppression and have some basic foundation to start their lives. What they do with it after that is up to them.
If someone is against that then really what kind of human being are they? Is there a hate line? I can hate Hitler but not Trump? I just pretty much just hate them all. They are a cancer for the human race. I'm definitely glad to see more liberals standing up and growing some balls lately.

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Thank you for saying this! LOL Lib Mar 2017 #1
Thank you. bunnies Mar 2017 #2
Good points you make. Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #3
Okay, I hate him, too. murielm99 Mar 2017 #4
Hate can be just as constructive as it is destructive askyagerz Mar 2017 #6
The phrase Bleeding Heart Liberal askyagerz Mar 2017 #5
I always keep in mind the body count. byronius Mar 2017 #7
Sounding a little right wing here... Morris64 Mar 2017 #8
No sounding human... askyagerz Mar 2017 #9
So what? We didn't defeat Hitler and flatten Imperial Japan by being shocked and sad . . . hatrack Mar 2017 #17
And? I hate tRump, the tea party republican congress critters and the willfully ignorant SammyWinstonJack Mar 2017 #18
My point is this- Morris64 Mar 2017 #29
You don't have to hate Trump to despise everything he says and does. You don't have to hate him Nitram Mar 2017 #10
That's a long list askyagerz Mar 2017 #13
Nope,sorry.I hate him. I've always hated him. mountain grammy Mar 2017 #26
In my experience hatred hurts the hater more than the hated. Nitram Mar 2017 #28
Not my experience. mountain grammy Mar 2017 #30
Great post, really, but... trof Mar 2017 #11
There are 4 askyagerz Mar 2017 #14
There ya go. Many thanks. trof Mar 2017 #15
I don't like having hate within me Rorey Mar 2017 #12
It's merely reflected hate... shelshaw Mar 2017 #19
LOL Rorey Mar 2017 #21
Righteous hate is often an excuse to do nothing. Channel it to act. Don't let it freeze you. ancianita Mar 2017 #16
Also .. ananda Mar 2017 #20
I feel that's just an excuse askyagerz Mar 2017 #22
Or he's just a defective person NT Rorey Mar 2017 #23
Worried about hating trump? For fuck's sake: WHY? Paladin Mar 2017 #24
Trump will trip up and stop himself. All we have to do is stay focused. nt Blue_true Mar 2017 #25
Agree RoadhogRidesAgain Mar 2017 #27
Pacifism is nice in theory askyagerz Mar 2017 #31
What's not to hate about the Liar and pusher of Fake news for Cha Mar 2017 #32
Killing "bad people" is okay? Punish violent criminals with violence? Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #33
As Dr Phil would say... askyagerz Mar 2017 #34
Dumb, and the data don't support it . For starters, violent crime is down and has fallen Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #35
It's more about prevention askyagerz Mar 2017 #36
I can compartmentalize hate and work though it if it serves the greater benefit to do so. haele Mar 2017 #37
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