Richard A. Nichols III
Natalie Mehera Hatred is just a vile emotion that benefits no one, not the hated nor the hater nor anyone else, and I can't see any reasonable justification for it, and nobody I've ever challenged to give me one has ever been able to. People just argue for it because it's so deep-seated in their psychology, but it's really just the mark of a primitive culture.

Natalie Mehera
That’s your perspective. Depends on the level of betrayal.

Richard A. Nichols III
Natalie Mehera
Betrayal might be a real thing, but I think it's really more rare than we imagine, at least depending on what we mean by "betrayal." What I mean is that we see somebody doing evil, and the only way we can judge them is to put ourselves in their shoes and imagine the level of betrayal *we* would be enacting if we did what they did, but that's not really valid--we can't really put ourselves in their shoes. It's all projection.

Richard A. Nichols III
Natalie Mehera
Also, even if people commit betrayal, there are ultimately reasons for that too. The only thing that could possibly make someone else do or be something other than what you do or are is (a) randomness, (b) past influence, or (c) how they were initially created (and of course, really, it's always some admixture of those three). And none of those things is blameable. (I mean, yes, there's free will, but you have to question, why did they use their free will differently from how you do or would?)