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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You have taught them tolerance of different opinions, right? Then they’ll be fine.[/quote]

It is more than “different opinions.” I can appreciate where the OP is coming from. Tolerating different opinions is one thing. Opinions which deny another person’s identity or judge/shame them is quite another. Yes kids can learn to respectfully disagree about many issues; however hate and denying someone’s truth is not so simple to “respectfully disagree.”

Of course in day to day world , people go about it. I think the OP means if the people her child tries to build friendships with and connect with come from a place of hate or condemnation of race, sexuality, religion, gender then that is something their child is not used to. [/quote]

Hmm - so let me understand you:

- you are all for “difference of opinion.” But you you cannot tolerate “hate.”

Why do you think people will not simply declare any opinion they don’t agree with to be “hate,” and totally dismiss the other person?

How do you suppose an academic debate society would work if every participant simply declared their opponent’s position to be “hate” and therefor invalid, and therefore they win the debate? [/quote]

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