Date:   2/9/2010 1:00:18 PM ( 14 y ago)
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URL:   https://www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=1569963

You're confusing "tolerance" with "liking" someone who's unpleasant.

You're confusing "respect" with "fear," as well.

Most people equate kindness with being flawed, and it's a pervasive misconception.  I recently had an experience with a very, very bad person (sociopath) who accused me of "...being too nice..." and not telling people about their own flaws.  What he mistook for a weakness is something for which I am very proud of.  I don't intentionally inflict harm upon others because I firmly believe that there's enough misery in this world without going to greater lengths to make more.  However, I also don't allow people to walk all over me, either.  I'll call it the way I see it, but I don't have to be hurtful, mean, or intentionally cruel.

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