Well the Westboro Baptist Church, they are a religious hate group. They use hate in their demonstrations, they even use the word "hate" in their signage... So they should be easy to dislike, right? But where is the benefit?

Because what I'm wondering, if I were to hate them back, the Westboro Baptist Church, does that end their hatred?

If every being in the world, except the members of the Westboro Baptist Church, hated the Westboro Baptist Church, would that end their hatred?

Does my opinion on, thoughts about, hatred of, the Westboro Baptist Church pacify the hate of their organization?

So my ultimate question is, where is the benefit in hating, or disliking, or harboring ill-will, towards the Westboro Baptist Church, if no matter what my feelings are, they ultimately have no effect on the Westboro Baptist church?

Might the best decision then be to pacify the hate I have towards the Westboro Baptist church? Would cleansing my mind of hate and ill-will, or anger, or aversion, bring fruit from my actions by allowing me to have wellbeing and happiness right now?

Ultimately, the aversion, ill will, anger, hate, we have for any one person, place, or thing, only hinders ourselves because it occupies the place in our mind where without it, happiness, serenity, equanimity, peace, joy, would grow instead.