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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   HAVE YOUR SAY Feel strongly about something? Share it with the community by writing a letter to the editor. You’ll need to include your name, address and daytime phone number. (We’ll only publish your name and hometown.) We reserve the right to edit letters, but if you keep yours to 250 words or less, we won’t ask you to shorten it. If your letter is published, please wait 30 days before submitting another. Send it to: E-mail: letters@heraldnet.com Mail: Letters section The Herald P.O. Box 930 Everett, WA 98206 Fax: 425-339-3458 Have a question about letters? Contact Carol MacPherson (cmacpherson@heraldnet.com or 425-339-3472).   Published: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 WATCHMEN Word 'hate' used way too easily In the recent articles regarding the Watchmen on the Walls, we find the word "hate" used repeatedly. I think we need to consider what the word hate means. The word hate means extreme or passionate dislike for someone. In these articles, the word hate is used to describe disagreeing or strongly disagreeing with someone. If hate is disagreeing with someone, then the protesters are a hate group as well. They disagree with the opinions and beliefs of the Watchmen. However, the protestors are depicted as a peaceful, loving group that simply disagrees with the Watchmen, while the Watchmen, a group that disagrees with the protestors, is described as a dangerous hate group. I also note The Herald's coverage of the event. They obviously disagree with the view of the Watchmen. Does The Herald hate the Watchmen? Is The Herald also a hate group? In this country, we have the right to have differing opinions and beliefs and to voice them in a public forum. This is not hate, it is simply disagreeing. Ron Haveman Marysville

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