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Hate causes people to do things that are ordinarily against their principles. And that's dangerous. Many traditional as well as internet media outlets have bee
by chmod600 6y ago
Hate causes people to do things that are ordinarily against their principles. And that's dangerous.
Many traditional as well as internet media outlets have been fanning the flames of hate for Trump and his allies and followers, as well as a bunch of opinions that are barely related (if at all) to Trump.
I don't like Trump, but I don't hate him either. Hate will continue to have negative consequences for a long time, and could ultimately undermine any attempt we make to move on and move toward freedom and prosperity for everyone.
- simonh 6y agoWell I do hate him, and have utter contempt for his supporters for betraying conservatism and the movement I love, but I still think you’re right. Scrupulous honesty and fair dealing even in the face of the most outrageous behaviour is the right course. There can be no backsliding on principles, especially in the face of unprincipled behaviour. None. It doesn’t matter what the provocation. The purpose of the provocation is precisely to trick people into compromising so the opponent can say “see, they’re the same, what we’re doing is fine because everybody does it”. No everybody doesn’t do it and it’s not fine, and anybody caught doing stuff like this deserves to suffer the consequences, whatever their motives.