Hate Values Test

1. In heated disagreements, it’s better to “crush” the opposing side than search for compromise.

2. When someone represents a group I strongly dislike, it’s hard for me to see them as a full person with a real inner life.

3. When a group’s values clash with mine, it’s reasonable to push them out of shared spaces (schools, workplaces, community events).

4. When someone shares a mixed or uncertain opinion, I see it as weakness or lack of principles.

5. The world would be better if the “right” people had more power and the “wrong” people had less.

6. If someone criticizes my group, I assume they dislike us entirely.

7. If a speaker’s message offends my values, I support preventing them from speaking, even peacefully.

8. If someone won’t fully condemn what I condemn, I assume they support it.

9. I feel uncomfortable when an issue has no clear right answer.

10. I talk about some groups as if they are a single, interchangeable mass rather than individuals.

11. If another group threatens my group’s way of life, restricting their rights can be justified.

12. I can easily justify treating some groups with less respect than others.

13. When I hear a headline that fits my beliefs, I assume it must be true.

14. If an idea can be misused, I tend to treat it as entirely unacceptable.

15. Equal status for all groups is less important than maintaining order and authority.

16. Calling certain people “animals,” “vermin,” or similar labels feels basically accurate to me at times.

17. When I’m frustrated, I think of certain groups as “NPCs” or mindless followers rather than thinking individuals.

18. When someone disagrees with me on an important issue, I tend to see them as simply wrong rather than partly right and partly mistaken.

19. If an out-group member apologizes or changes, I still tend to think of them as permanently tainted.

20. I’m more comfortable insulting an out-group as a whole than criticizing specific behaviors of individuals.

21. I tend to think that people are either with me or against me on the issues that matter.

22. Some people don’t deserve a seat at the table because their views are too wrong to tolerate.

23. I’m okay with jokes or memes that portray certain groups as less intelligent or less human.

24. I’ve shared or liked content that depicts an opposing group as cockroaches, rats, or parasites.

25. When conflict escalates, banning certain people from participating is often the best solution.

26. I have a hard time admitting that my side can cause harm even when our goals are good.

27. If a group keeps causing problems, removing them from the neighborhood/community is a fair outcome.

28. If someone publicly disrespects my group, they deserve to be publicly humiliated in return.

29. If a coworker holds “dangerous” beliefs, I support removing them from the team even if they follow workplace rules.

30. Some groups need to be “put in their place” to keep society functioning.

31. I catch myself thinking that some groups are “a stain” or “a disease” in society.

32. To protect my community, it’s sometimes necessary to keep certain groups separate.

33. If someone insults my identity group, I want them to experience consequences that feel equally painful.

34. I sometimes think certain groups deserve humiliation so they “learn their place.”

35. On moral questions, there are usually only two sides: good and bad.

36. I have little interest in the personal stories of people from groups I disagree with strongly.

37. I have caught myself wishing harm on people I see as part of a hateful or “evil” group.

38. I struggle to see how two opposing viewpoints could both contain valid concerns.

39. I often label others as “one of the good ones” or “one of the bad ones.”

40. I quickly decide which side is right in a conflict and stick with that judgment.

41. I’m willing to use demeaning nicknames for groups if it helps make my point.

42. A “good” leader is willing to silence disruptive groups for the greater good.

43. Sometimes I think the world would be better if certain groups just disappeared from public life.

44. Harsh punishment is more effective than dialogue for people who break social norms.

45. If a person supports one harmful idea, I assume their whole character is bad.

46. When someone from a disliked group speaks, I assume they are acting in bad faith.

47. When people cross a moral line, they forfeit their right to be treated with respect.

48. If a group has a serious flaw, I tend to view the whole group as bad.

49. In conflicts, I find it useful to think of the other side as less civilized or less evolved.

50. If someone belongs to a group I despise, I assume they have worse character than average.

51. Compromise on core issues usually means betrayal.

52. When an out-group member is harmed, I feel less sympathy than I would for someone from my in-group.

53. I feel satisfied when people I see as “the enemy” are publicly shamed.

54. I prefer leaders or commentators who speak in clear absolutes rather than nuance.

55. People who repeatedly offend others should lose access to public platforms, even after apologizing.

56. If someone uses one offensive word or phrase, I assume they are a hateful person.

57. It’s acceptable to exclude people from community spaces if their presence makes others uncomfortable.

58. Some groups seem incapable of basic decency, no matter what individuals in the group do.

59. I find it hard to feel compassion for people whose beliefs I see as dangerous or disgusting.

60. When I hear about suffering in a disliked group, my first reaction is often “they brought it on themselves.”

61. People either respect my group or they are against us.

62. A strong society requires clear winners and losers; trying to make everyone equal weakens us.

63. I sometimes feel disgust toward certain groups of people.

64. When I feel strongly about something, I treat my view as the truth rather than one perspective.

65. I feel contempt (looking down on them) toward people who hold certain identities or beliefs.

66. When I’m angry, I’m likely to describe my opponents as “trash,” “scum,” or “garbage.”