If someone disagrees with you or your beliefs, does that mean they hate you and what you stand for?

Too many people conflate disagreement with hatred.

People throw out "hatred" as a way to silence discussion, debate, and disagreement.

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Serenitree · F

I'm sorry, I don't know what conflate is.

SW-User

@Serenitree "Conflate" means to join two things together (often falsely), as if they were one and the same.

Serenitree · F

@SW-User Thank you. If I hated everyone with whom I disagree, I'd be consumed by hate. Especially online. There are so many issues and so many opinions and there is no possible way for a sane, honest person, to agree with everyone. Disagreements are healthy, if we can discuss the issues, we may even find a common meeting ground.