Hate is too strong of a word, really. But to be respected is to respect other people first by setting up a good example, rather than put people down and act you're all that, and be ostentatious to a point that you refuse to admit that you're wrong. Last but not least, trying to cover up the mistakes that you've made is the shallowest act one can do to degrade his or her own respectfulness. Ghost-writer should know this by heart already...