Hatred That Cannot Be Negotiated With

Charlie Kirk’s murderer reasoned that “some hatred cannot be negotiated with” when asked why he did what he did.¹ Therefore, one can logically conclude that in the mind of the killer, Charlie possessed “hatred”. This exact same sentiment, this exact same word, has been used to describe Charlie Kirk ad nauseum by lay people and professional pundits alike. Since his death and during his life. The citations are too voluminous to provide here. Just google it.

HATE, n. Great dislike or aversion; hatred.

Given that Charlie’s catalog is staggeringly massive I simply do not have exhaustive knowledge of every public word that he ever uttered, to state the obvious. But is it possible, without exhaustive knowledge to concur with the assessment of his assassin? Did Charlie possess hate? If so, what kind, towards whom and unto what?

First, we have to understand some rudimentary principles of language. What does the word hate mean? Like the meaning of all words, it depends on the context in …