I am a Muslim, and all I have to say for now is that the issue is far more complex than your emotionally polarized responses demonstrate understanding of.
And no, it's not racist to hate radical Muslims.
However:
Hate in general has no place in my reality and it should not in yours because it clouds your judgement and misaligns you with truth, parimarily in this case, but also love to a large degree.
A better way to look at the problem internally is to look at the ideas of the various groups you "hate" and see the ideas that you do not like because they lead to a place you do not want to go.
Ideas lead places. Ideas convey information. Most ideas have directions, which, in this case, if followed through and lived by, lead to a place that is not in alignment with truth, love, and power. This is seriously a much more empowered way to look at "radical" groups. You take the ideas objectively and see if they are in alignment of where you want to go. Hence, this requires you having a purpose and a well-defined sense of direction or goals.
And so you state the ideas, but without the emotional attachment of hate or whatnot that will just cloud your judgement to more information, a better way to solve the issue, or other important information. Some emotional states can open you up to learning more, but others, like the hate you express, close you off. So you start thinking in polarized terms like "let's lash out against their community" or some such nonsense.
Hate creates a "for/against" mentailty, and while that might be useful for motivation, it's a poor way to look at politics and culture, no matter how extreme.
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