That seems a bit obvious, but there are some implications that need some thought. In this case I am referring to the use of four-letter words as process stoppers. During a conversation the use of such statements are intended to derail the conversation by signaling that the topic is not subject to rational argument.
The first time I encountered this use of "hate" as a process stopper was during the 1970s when I tangled with some early radical feminist arguments at a LGBT student conference. I was younger and less experienced in argument at the time, and the insistence of those with whom I was talking to that "Men Hate Women" was just a nonsensical statement. To me the most obvious nonsense was that as biologically equal participants in the preservation of the species men cannot hate women -- it would lead rapidly to the end of humanity. Secondly, to hate requires that there is an understanding of the object of hate well enough to be able to actively dislike it to the degree required.
I agreed that "men" generally did not understand women, and that there was fear and anger as a result. (This fear is almost completely due to the failure of bad sex education.) And that fear and anger directly lead to the control and suppression that exists. There was no disagreement that fear and anger and suppression were operative factors, but the political formulation of "Men Hate Women" was not subject to nuance. After a few go-rounds about the over-simplification and political danger that the phrase represented, and with no willingness to modify the statement being apparent, I finally understood that this phrase "Men Hate Women" was a statement of faith and belief, and not subject to reason. Even today, "Men Hate Women" is a basic item in hard-core feminism. It is subject to some nuance, but it still gets in the way of open dialogue between women and potential male allies.
Using the word "hate" in many other contexts is just as much of a problem. As mentioned above, to hate properly, one must understand the object well enough to really dislike it to the necessary degree. George Bernard Shaw has a little comment that illustrates my opinion about the word "hate."
The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that's the essence of inhumanity.
-- G.B. Shaw
Quite a number of people I know run around claiming that people are hating on them when it is perfectly clear, on observation, that they are simply being ignored for various reasons. [Quite often it is because they are so insecure that dealing with them on a regular basis requires too much mental effort.] To accuse others of hate simply shuts down any need to understand why the others are not engaged. The "SMH" (so much hate) meme is also exactly intended to relieve the accuser of having to comprehend any nuance about the topic.
Some folks wonder that I do not say say I hate this or hate that, especially after 64 years of dealing with humans. There are lots of topics and people and situations that disgust and infuriate me, but more often than not the disgust leads to avoidance rather than real hate. To some extent it is because I just don't understand (or care enough to understand) how certain ideas can be held in the minds of others, and without understanding I don't feel competent to really hate.
To be sure, there are a few situations that I do understand well enough to actively hate. Those whom I hate are well aware just how much I hate them, and they learn quickly to stay far away from me and places where they might encounter me. This is also quite different from simply ignoring or avoiding other situations. I am not going to give examples of what I hate, mostly because I don't want to get too angry and upset while writing this. Real hate takes a lot of emotional energy, and I have to conserve my energies for another few days (until I get back on my meds.) [That is one: the efforts aimed at destroying the social safety net that the US government encouraged people to depend on, and discouraging people from arranging proper additional retirement funding.]
Hate as a four-letter word bears a high similarity to the use of the word "holy" as a way to shut down thought processes. I don't know how many times I can hear "Why do you hate ____ so much" as a derailment before I just lose my temper and gob-smack the accuser for their intellectual dishonesty; everything from atheists hating god, gays hating god, or critics hating the USA can be swept aside without thought.
In closing, I will quote Tom Lehrer from his introduction to the song National
Brotherhood Week.
I do know there are people who do not love their neighbors as themselves, and I hate people like that.
--Tom Lehrer.