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ananda

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22. I think it's possible to hate everything about the person...

Reply to Amaryllis (Original post)

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 11:56 AM

Sep 2025

what they do, and what they stand for, without actually
hating the person.

EG: Trump and Miller have my deepest sympathy and
compassion for having completely lost their humanity
and for turning into horrible, monsters.

And I will always speak out against what they do and
say, and I will support and admire others for speaking
out and resisting also.

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"Why Trump needs you to hate him" by a Ukraniann writer who understands hate very well. Very timely. [View all] Amaryllis Sep 2025 OP

Can I still hate Stephen Miller, at least? n/t Whiskeytide Sep 2025 #1

Dont know. That is a hard one. The idea is that we don't let others control our emotions...because they win if we do. Amaryllis Sep 2025 #2

Yeah. I do get that. I was just ... Whiskeytide Sep 2025 #8

Ending scene from "The Day of the Dove" Uncle Joe Sep 2025 #23

I get what he's saying, and intellectually, slightlv Sep 2025 #18

I don't believe you do turn your head or your back. The author says" Speak against him. Vote against him. Resist him. Amaryllis Sep 2025 #29

Please feel free. May I join you? Ocelot II Sep 2025 #4

Of course. We can start and anti-fan club! n/t Whiskeytide Sep 2025 #9

Hate all you want but hate is toxic to you and the target feels nothing from it. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #5

Yes but the hatred is the catalyst for the steely cold determination. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #11

Briefly. Once that has happened, ditch the hate. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #15

Yes. Use it for courage and cold determination. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #20

Maybe hate him and his Nazi-like ideas, but pity him and laugh at him, too. thought crime Sep 2025 #25

Trump doesn't live in my head and he's not worth my hate. Ocelot II Sep 2025 #3

Corrosive is a very good word for this. Hate eats from the inside. Amaryllis Sep 2025 #6

I get this. It's the heart of the civil rights movement. 1WorldHope Sep 2025 #7

As the author says: Speak against him. Vote against him. Resist him. But do not let him own your emotions. Amaryllis Sep 2025 #10

Excellent essay, spot on. WestMichRad Sep 2025 #12

Trump likes professional wrestling. no_hypocrisy Sep 2025 #13

When Trump "jumps the shark" 2na fisherman Sep 2025 #21

REC a million times Wild blueberry Sep 2025 #14

Bravo. K&R x1000000000 c-rational Sep 2025 #16

I don't agree. Trump is reckless; he shoots from the hip; and he doesn't know what he is doing. Aristus Sep 2025 #17

k and r BoRaGard Sep 2025 #19

I think it's possible to hate everything about the person... ananda Sep 2025 #22

Jesse Welles "commentary" thought crime Sep 2025 #24

My pals and I bring our instruments and play and sing music KitFox Sep 2025 #26

The thing that will defeat Trump is dobleremolque Sep 2025 #27

I respect what you are saying Wifes husband Sep 2025 #28

I don't have the bandwidth to hate the Chump Hassler Sep 2025 #30

Anyone else flash to "A Wrinkle In Time" while reading this? summer_in_TX Sep 2025 #31

Great anology. Love that book. And I have always thought that Trump must be miserable to be so hateful. Amaryllis Sep 2025 #32

Yes. Exactly. summer_in_TX Sep 2025 #33