[joesmo]

That hatred is very strong indeed. It seems to be built into a lot of people, a sort of envy of others that are "having fun" (even if they're not, like in the case of addicts/alcoholics) and a desire that they should be punished, jailed, or even killed. I'm not sure if this comes from the Puritanical background here in the US or just from people's idiocy, of which there is no shortage of, but it is disgusting, cruel, and illogical. Not to mention economically and socially crippling.