The Truth About Hatred

Please excuse the absence. Life has been happening, and I am not sure how to continue.

Today, I happened across an article about a man who was shot dead by police. If you're in America, then likely you are aware of the controversies, especially current, involving the police's use of force, African Americans, and the correlations between the two.

I'd argue that there is a problem of people being killed by police unjustly, African American and otherwise. However, it's not something all police do- and sometimes such kills are legitimate. As was the case in the aforementioned article.

The link, if you care to see the story, is here. http://news.yahoo.com/officers-shoot-kill-man-knife-st-louis-suburb-153024453.html?bcmt=1429386425672-a7749708-5d0a-4136-8349-3cae7ce5238b_00002g000000000000000000000000-be6d34c3-3d2d-4190-9a61-6020e1bd9c94&bcmt_s=u#mediacommentsugc_container

However, others reading the article took that opportunity to spew hatred for police, or for African Americans, and that brings us to my point about hatred. Truth be told, it is encouraged.

Given enough hatred, people lose sight of other goals and aspirations.
Given enough hatred, people develop various health problems, directly, and indirectly.
Given enough hatred, people become easy to manipulate or destroy.

I know firsthand, as I used to be a hateful person. Thankfully I had understanding friends who helped me overcome my hatred. So obviously, I am of the mind that on a personal level, hatred is detrimental. Of course, it also goes against the concept of Acceptance Theory, for hatred does not lead to acceptance, and it typically makes acceptance impossible. Hate breeds more hate, and leads us back to the rule of three above-
People:
lose aspirations
suffer poor health
are easily manipulated

Truth is, hatred keeps people from coming together. Why is this bad? Because people who come together tend to accomplish great things, and more often than not, work for the greater good of the group.

I said earlier that hatred is encouraged, and I meant it. Which means that coming together is discouraged. So now you're wondering "If coming together leads to the greater good of society, who would possibly be against that?"

To that, I say,  look around you. Who has the most to lose in situations where resources are redistributed to create a greater, more stable, more balanced quality of life for EVERYONE?

To return to the article, I made the personal decision to post after reading comment after comment of hatred- and people agreeing with such. My comment dealt with the larger picture, calling out the uninformed and the misguided and encouraging them to think instead of assigning blame one way or another.

Those comments are still on the page.
My comment is not.

What do you think about that?