I think Mahatma Gandhi had some insights about the futility of hatred. Passive resistance is a way of getting people to think about the propriety of what they are doing. Hatred merely spurs them on. They expect you to hate them in return. The absence of such hatred may be a very powerful force. Not always, for there are those who are so obsessed with themselves that they have no heart for others. Yet I believe that most people have not lost their humanity. It is wise to proceed on that assumption.
W.