The Newly Departed thread: announcements (departures)

[Edwardo Piet]

I don't hate him either. But I do dislike him.

I still feel compassion for him in the sense that I don't want him to suffer... but that's only because I don't want anyone to suffer.

I'm not a resentful guy.

ETA: I have platonic love for absolutely everyone. I have forgiveness, in my heart, for absolutely everyone. Do I tolerate all behavior? Absolutely not. Forgiveness comes from within, tolerance from without. I can forgive someone at the same time as not tolerating them one bit, that's the way I see it.

I forgive all character and personalities; I don't tolerate all behavior or actions.

[account_inactive]

Nobody said 'hate' though. I just said we, or at least a large part of this board, dislike him and I think that's a safe assumption to make after his performance in that thread towards members of this forum who have went through horrendous ordeals.

[Edwardo Piet]

EP said "hated" about himself and the convo developed from there and I think that's why Emjay said "hate is such a strong word".

[abaris]

I don't hate him either. But I do dislike him.

I feel contempt for a lot of people. But hate? No. I would be hard pressed to name any instance of hatred in my whole life.

[account_inactive]

EP said "hated" about himself and the convo developed from there and I think that's why Emjay said "hate is such a strong word".

Oops, silly me.

[Edwardo Piet]

I don't hate him either. But I do dislike him.

I feel contempt for a lot of people. But hate? No.

Contempt is a strange one. It seems more like an attitude than a feeling to me. Resentment is most definitely a feeling and, supposedly, contempt is too.

But for me if contempt is a feeling at all it is an extremely brief combination of intense disillusionment + exasperation for a few minutes and then it is followed by a complete disconnect of feeling due to a decision made that any feeling invested is going to be harmful both to myself and others and the person is too toxic to be worth my time.

Yeah I have contempt for Drich but it's more of an absence of feeling than a feeling.

I would be hard pressed to name any instance of hatred in my whole life.

Same. Anger? Yes. Resentment? Yes but not for long. Contempt? Yes. Although it's more of a new thing because I used to have too low self esteem to cut off even the most toxic people and I still struggle with it a little sometimes.

Hatred? Absolutely not never that shit is deep. I've said it a few times in my life and I've in the moment believed that's what I felt but it was all so fleeting and followed by apologies and regrets and I don't think that's anywhere near worthy of the depth of true hatred. It was more frustration and exasperation and anger that led to the words "I hate you" in my fury.

[abaris]

Contempt is a strange one. It seems more like an attitude than a feeling to me. Resentment is most definitely a feeling and, supposedly, contempt is too.

I can't put it differently. I sometimes feel contempt for people falling for rightwing messiah figures. They fuck themselves in the process, and that is tied to my second reason for contempt. Ignorance and to a lesser degree stupidity. Real stupidity is a mitigating factor in my opinion, since the faculties to know any better are lacking.

[emjay]

Nobody said 'hate' though. I just said we, or at least a large part of this board, dislike him and I think that's a safe assumption to make after his performance in that thread towards members of this forum who have went through horrendous ordeals.

No I know... I know you didn't say the word hate. I was talking about me.

[vorlon13]

Is it really 'hate' if all I want to do is poop in someone's mouth ?

[abaris]

Is it really 'hate' if all I want to do is poop in someone's mouth ?

With you one can't be sure.