I may well do but it doesn't stop cats from being unpleasant. If some dogs lashed out and had the same temperament as some cats they would be destroyed or declared a dangerous breed. I think the OP is just caught up on Internet cat syndrome, sometimes you shouldn't meet your heroes.
When I was a baby my mother's cat got super jealous and had to be re-homed after it would constantly swipe at me and especially when my dad peeked around the back of the sofa where it was hiding and soon found himself with a cat attached to his scalp and blood pouring down his face. Before I was born it was supposed to be the sweetest little pussycat but it turned into a ferrel beast as soon as I came along.
I'm sure there's plenty of nice cats but lets not fool the OP into thinking they're perfect little balls of fluff.
So when you say "cats" you actually mean a single cat you had, that had issues.
The amusing thing is if you were judging a whole group of people by the actions of one, you'd be laughed out of the thread and be berrated to oblivion