My point is the label hater is a generic term that is frequently used to dismiss valid points and criticisms of others. It has such a low bar that a distaste or

My point is the label hater is a generic term that is frequently used to dismiss valid points and criticisms of others. It has such a low bar that a distaste or a popular dislike winds up having a large group of people being labeled as a "hater". It's imprecise, it's from the subject's point of view (which makes it a poor statement to make from the journalist's pov), and it potentially leads the readers to make ill-informed opinions about the wrong people.