Fact: Many parents don’t hate their children when they say they’re against and disagree with their children having sex at too early an age or doing drugs (at any age), or whether or not their children grow up with different world views and/or politics.
Fact: I have a friend who is pro LGBT. I disagree with and am against her way of thinking on this issue. We are good friends in spite of both of us being against each other’s way of thinking and disagreeing with each other on this issue. Being good friends with one another clearly isn’t something where hate is involved.
Fact: Years ago, I had a co-worker who hated George W. Bush. Yet I still had a crush on her even though I disagreed with and was against her way of thinking. Clearly if someone has a crush on someone else, they don’t hate them.
Fact: I was a huge heavy metal fan at one point (and to some extent, still am). My Grandfather (born in the early part of the 20th century) wasn’t. He may have been against my choice in music and disagreed with my choice in listening to it so much, but we had a strong bond in spite of our differences. When you have a strong bond with someone, that’s clearly not hate.
Fact: I know someone who wants to move to a different state in the US, but his wife doesn’t. They disagree with each other and are against each other’s way of thinking. But they’re still happily married. Being happily married isn’t a thing where hate is involved.
So being against and disagreeing with someone doesn’t necessarily mean that you “hate” them. If hate comes into the picture, I think the biggest reason might be the interpersonal relations between liberals and Conservatives. Some on both sides are fascist in their interpersonal relations. They might also be a bit tyrannical. Or they might choose to censor or ban someone or some group. Being shouted down is another one. Stealing political yard signs might also cause some to hate.
But being against someone’s way of doing things or disagreeing with their point of view doesn’t always mean that you hate them.
