"Hate crime" -- Is that an adequate term?

A "hate crime" is an INTIMIDATING POLITICAL ACT -– an attempt to control others (not limited to one's victims) and force them to one’s will and one's end through FEAR and THREAT. Using the word “hate” is probably the problem here. The word “hate” insinuates that emotion is the drive here, but doesn't that disregard the political or religious ideologies and the specifics of their goals behind these "hate crimes"? As these idealogues are driven by the “INTENT” to commit crimes so that they can realize domination over others and the world, isn't there more to this criminal intent than "hate" alone?

Calling these specific acts of violence and intimidation/threat by the term “hate crimes” makes them seem akin to crimes of passion. Nothing could be further from the truth. They are premeditated and often planned and even predictable; they are even encouraged from a safe distance by those with real power (either of political position, media exposure, or popularity/celebrity of some kind) and they are ingrained in certain antisocial ideological platforms. And the ideological positions leading to so-called'hate' crimes are fomented through active FUNDING of groups that encourage this view. As long as bigotry, racism, sexism, etc. are allowed (wrongly imo) to be as acceptable political positions, I think what is now termed "hate crimes" would be more aptly described as “crimes of political prejudice”.

Maybe via this approach we can rip out of our political discourse the phony "positions" taken by bigots, racists, sexists, and slavers.