Donald Trump has yet again enabled the cultural far-left by - after mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton - coming out against "hate". Here's what he said [1]:

...In one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry, and white supremacy. These sinister ideologies must be defeated. Hate has no place in America. Hatred warps the mind, ravages the heart, and devours the soul. We have asked the FBI to identify all further resources they need to investigate and disrupt hate crimes and domestic terrorism — whatever they need...

If "hate" were only defined in dictionary terms that would be welcome.

However, "hate" is not defined by the dictionary but by the cultural far-left, and their definition is "anything we can get away with". They use the word "hate" as a cudgel to quash debate and to obtain power. Don't like mass immigration? It's because you "hate" immigrants. Don't feel like asparagus? It's because you "hate" asparagus. It's a catch-all tactic designed to silence opponents, and Trump playing into it shows yet again how clueless he is.

In addition to harming the vast majority of Americans who oppose the cultural far-left, he's hurting himself. Expect to hear his condemnation of "hate" over and over again used to push the Dem agenda. For a tangible example, Jonathan Allen of NBC News blogs "In tragic self-owns, Trump denounces racism, and calls for immigration reform" (link). If Trump were smart and genuine, he'd devise ways to undercut those like Allen rather than enabling them.

See Anti Defamation League, Southern Poverty Law Center, Media Matters, hate speech, hate crimes, and many other entries here for examples of "hate" not being what you think it is.

UPDATE: For another example, CNN responded to Trump's comments with this crawl: "Pres. Trump condems 'racist hate' and white supremacy, but ignores his own divisive comments."

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[1] whitehouse · gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-mass-shootings-texas-ohio/