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Ditto! And while some of us may get FACTS right or wrong, our convictions and emotions and feelings are completely subjective and personal, and it really bothers me to see people here attacked for those things. It's never a mistake to show another person simple respect and graciousness. We never regret NOT being rude. You know?
My husband and I both have family members who have huge ideological differences from us, so maybe we just learned better how to deal with that--it's easier when it's someone you love who disagrees with you, because you learn how to separate the issue from the person. So we've gotten pretty good at kind of biting our tongues and not engaging in potentially hurtful debate, and we feel better for that.