“Hatred paralyses life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.”-Martin Luther King, Jr.

I think I may use the word "hate" too often.
It's convienent, the word has all the power of an expletive without all the drama.
I suppose I don't really understand the power behind the sentiment.
I use it to express frustration, anger, hurt and disappointment.
"I hate you."
"I hate her."
"I hate him."
"I hate this."
"Hate: the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action."
Yikes.

When I use the word I certainly do not intend for it to be taken in the true meaning.
For instance:
I hate lack of air-conditioning.
I hate having low battery.
I hate that when my internet goes slow near the end of the month.
I hate that I don't have Foxtel.
I hate Ke$ha.

I hate traffic.
I hate...
Tonight in a conversation I used the word "hate" in reference to a person I really don't care for -
In response,the person I was speaking with said "I don't hate anyone..."
I was shocked.
"You don't hate anyone? What about Hitler?"
His extremely insightful (albeit, out of character) response was:
"Hate is what made Hitler who he was."
Oh.
Wow.
I wish I could say something warm and fuzzy here like:
"let's take all of the hate in the world and replace it with LOVE"
but that's extremely unrealistic.
However, perhaps the first step is restricting the use of the word "hate" in our vocabulary.
Thoughts?