Is hate meant to be useful in any way?

I am pretty confident that the act of hating is bad, no matter the situation/problem you are facing. Now, does hate have any intrinsic purpose? I am thinking that maybe it was useful to hate in some step in the evolutional chain. Probably as an unconscious triggering method to keep us away of danger. To what extent is this idea compatible with buddhism? I am sorry if my question is not precise enough.