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Re: The Basis of Nazism, was Re: Schpiffkraft Hakenkreuz
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 11 Aug 2005 00:23:25 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
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Of course hatred is just a perverted form of love,
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Hmmm, now that is an interesting take. Care to expound?
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There is an old saying that I enjoy: “The opposite of love is not hate, it is
apathy.”
What love and hate have in common is that are a deeply passionate caring
about someone else. “Caring” in the sense of concern/wonder about what
happens to someone else - including both negative and positive concern.
For example, my emotions relating to my wife will always be passionate and
intense. But if she were to betray me and sleep with my best friend, those
emotions would turn from passionate-positive (love) to passionate-negative
(hate).
Does this make sense?
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Hmmm. You say that love and hate are not opposites, but isn’t that exactly what
“passionate-“positive” (love) to passionate-“negative” (hate)” is? The opposite
of apathy would be passion, not hatred, in my view. If something has an
opposite, then the opposite’s opposite should be that something; no?
Both love and hate are strong emotions, but I don’t think that that similarity
necessarily means that one derives from the other, but I do agree that examples
of such could be cited (as you did).
If you can’t parse what I’m trying to say, hold on-- hopefully my thoughts will
once again be crystallized by Dave! :-)
JOHN
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