Misanthropy is a term that comes from the Greek μίσω which means "I hate" and from άνθρωπος which is " man human being ". Misanthropy is a form or social and psychological attitude that is mainly characterized by general aversion to the human being, that is, it is the opposite of philanthropy, which is love of neighbor.
A misanthrope is not one who feels dislike towards a specific race, it is not towards the traits of the human being in general. He is a person who is usually unsympathetic to the human race but as entities of this planet. It has different stages, it can be light or very marked, it is characterized by being from harmless, as well as social criticism, to destruction and even worse, self-destruction.
The hatred between and towards men has always existed since ancient times, as indicated by the philosophy that says that man is considered one of the greatest dangers. In the same way, the ruin is based on the sensitive and the passionate. The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer was clearly misanthropic and wrote "Human existence must be some kind of mistake."
With respect to politics, misanthropy does not express its hatred of humanity, but rather despises what human beings do when they have power and when they lack it.
Misanthropy has reached extreme cases, an example of which is the series of mass murders that occurred in different parts of the world. Carl Panzram murdered twenty people in 1922, pointing out that the motive was his hatred of people.
