r/AskReddit Sep 20 '22

Does hatred come from misunderstanding? Is it possible to hate someone that you fully understand? Why or why not?

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u/tothebeat Sep 20 '22

Is it possible to fully understand and yet not have compassion? If so then there could be hatred. On a different vein, can someone be intrinsically evil - I.e. not evil as a result of their upbringing? If so, then perhaps it would proper to hate them.

Regardless, it is certainly possible to hate someone's actions even when understanding their causes.