So ashamed of my parents

[Anonymous]

One can respect others' right to hold an opinion even while finding the opinion shameful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Awwww... poor little rich girl, rebelling against mummy and daddy's political views. I guess simply changing the subject, keeping your trap shut or replying with a disinterested 'Hmmm" or "isn't that interesting" never occurred to you?

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OP Did you ever stop to think that your parents may be ashamed of you, too, not because of your political views but because of your narrow-minded inability to respect someone's right to hold an opinion different than your own?

Agree.

Uh, respecting someone's right to hold an opinion does not mean you have to respect the opinion. Nor do you have to respect them if they hold it.

Example:

1. I respect the right of Klansmen to hold the opinion that the white race is superior.
2. I do not respect the opinion.
3. I do not respect people who hold that opinion.

You reverse PC types are trying to say she actually has to respect her parents regardless of the opinions they hold. Maybe you should start your own PCU.

[Anonymous]

Nope. OP is ashamed of her parents because she is intolerant of their divergent opinions. Se was quite specific of her shame of them. At no point did she show respect for them or their right to hold different beliefs. She sounds like a piece of work to me. My kids know that they are free to agree with or reject my political views, but that we all must respect our right to formulate and hold our views. As soon as we forget that basic principal not only would we as a family fail but if enough citizens hold to such intolerance, we as a society would fail.