Richard Who?

There has been a lot of back and forth lately about Richard Warman. It seems he is a dangerous threat to free speech and probably demented according to some and to others he is a hero.

He has used human rights tribunals as his own personal anti-hate forum.

My question is how does one define hate? It appears to me that just about every political blog spews hatred against and/or contempt of those they disagree with,and the comments are usually even worse.

Is it a question of calling for harm against another, or lies that denigrate or would bring into disrepute? Do differences in race or colour or forebears really lead to hatred?

There are bloggers who are violently anti-Harper in their language and thoughts and there are those who are utterly contemptuous of Liberals and neither seem capable of normal courteous discussion.

Hatred in all its forms unfortunately seems part of the human psyche. We can only hope that sometime in the future we might actually reform ourselves - but it won't be in my lifetime.

In the meantime to all those pro and anti- Warman nutbars out there - go screw yourselves!