Love and Evil

When Love Nourishes Evil and Hate: Contemporary Terrorisms and Political and Religious Persecutions 
Love is the supreme good.

There is only one happiness in life: to love and be lovedGeorge Sand, 1804-1876, French writer, Letter to Lina Calamatta

Only the soul that loves is happyJ. W. Goethe, 1749-1831, German writer, Egmont

We human beings are animals dependant on loveHumberto Maturama, quoted in Morin Método V

Even hate can be defeated by love:

For hate is not conquered by hate: hate is conquered by love. This is an eternal law.Pali Tripitaka Budhist sacred texts

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.Martin Luther King, Jr.

And yet, capriciously, love may also be a source of hate. The defrauded love is jealous and dangerous. «The frustrated love turns itself easily in hate » – wrote Morin. Defrauded love is a cause of thousands of violent crimes:

Love is an adventure that risks to be mere illusion and falsehood, and to finish in tragedy. Edgar Morin, Method V

Eros is a jealous god. He who loves wants to possess his beloved and keep her for himself alone. If she is happy with someone else, you would rather see her dead. If he is happy with someone else, you would rather have him unhappy with you.
André Comte-Sponville, French philosopher, A short Treatise on the Great Virtues

At another level, some sorts of religious and political love are equally a source of many crimes and hatred. In the Middle Ages, the love of God, nourished many religious persecutions, and much slaughter. Millions of men dyed in fratricidal wars, or at the Inquisition stake.

But that's not just a past issue. On the contrary: it's a very present question. We shouldn't forget: present day terrorism and many aggressive political movements – with all the love of projects and ideas they involve – are a tremendous illustration of how love can be a source of evil and hate...

Yes. It's true... Love nourishes hate. It has done it in the past. It is doing it in the present.