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Greg Johnson talks to Chris Robertson about his book In Defense of Hatred. Topics include:
- Chris’ intellectual journey
- Matthew Crawford, author of Shop Class as Soulcraft and The World Beyond Your Head
- In Defense of Hatred
- Hatred vs. anger
- Hatred vs. annoyance
- Hatred vs. disgust
- Noise
- Love and hate
- The idea of a hate-free world
- Resentment, bitterness, and spite
- Forgiveness
- The absurdity of thinking that the embittered, resentful Left will create a world without hate
- Why a hate-free world will never happen
- Why material plenty will not create a world without competition and hate
- Fake virtue and fake niceness vs. real virtue and real respect
- Chris’ blog Caffeine Philosophy
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Interesting. With the Muslim attacks–and I’m not sure whether the book talks of this–hatred is not directed towards the jihadists themselves so much, but to the forces that tolerate and actively transport them into European countries. I make the analogy with lions and tigers; I like them in their natural environment; but I don’t want to see them wandering the streets of my hometown! These people are great in Arabia where they can jihad back and forth and whatever they usually do.
Speaking of hatred, John Michael Greer’s recent article, “Hate is the New Sex,” is well worth a read.
http://www.ecosophia.net/hate-new-sex/