Misanthropy is a general hatred, loathing, or disdain for the human species and/or human nature, and there are many good reasons for misanthropy. Like Swift I am not claiming that all humans are worthy of hate, mistrust, or disdain, but as a whole the human species is. Very nearly all problems that people have are results of human actions. The world almost surely would be a better place without most humans. Dean Jonathan Swift described misanthropy quite nicely in his letter to Alexander ...