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Do you feel that you have to agree with people to be liked?

I always feel like that. That simply expressing a contrary, opposing view is like violence to some people. I can understand it, somewhat, with issues like abortion, religion, politics but even very simple things. Will there ever be a time when people appreciate discussion and learning new things instead of attacking because they feel the need to be 'right'? We can learn from each other. I feel like I'm always walking on egg-shells, apologizing and trying to explain that by disagreeing, I'm not attacking them.

One personal example where I learned from someone online is when a woman, on Twitter, told me Andrew Tate wrote and did some terrible things (prior to his arrest). I had seen an interesting video he posted, I wrote briefly about that and a woman claimed he wrote, and did, awful things. I thought she was just spouting off BS, so I asked for evidence. I looked it up, she was correct. I changed my mind about him.

I'm not here to argue about him, don't care if you love him, I'm just stating an example of how people can and do change their minds. You don't have to attack people, if you don't like their opinion. Find out why they hold that opinion. Sometimes an opinion is held for hateful reasons - racism, sexism etc. and people will side with someone who says similar things to what they feel but you know at the core, their opinion is based on hatred, not evidence.
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Queendragonfly · 31-35, F
[i]"I'm only responsible for what I intend with what I say and do not for what you choose to understand or accept"
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I see it like people who can't respectfully disagree, are simply not my type of people. I don't feel good around people who's ego is so fragile that they must be "right" or they must insult someone due to lack of acceptance.

I know my opinions. I have no issue with changing my stances if I find someone to have a better argument, and I don't care who has that argument since to me it was never a competition to begin with.

I want the objective truth or as close to the objective truth as possible. In order for that to happen two people with two different perspectives must both be equally respected to create an as open minded discourse as possible.

It's simple. Don't fear others opinions. Just avoid engaging whenever someone starts with insults.
@Queendragonfly

I certainly don't fear opinions. I fear men with power, men that cause wars, men who beat the crap out of women and rape them, it's true on many levels.