Reply #102: Well a sentiment is nothing if not put into action...

[Fearless]

The great fallacy here is that it will be easy. It won't be easy. We are right, but sometimes being right isn't enough. They think they're right too. If we hate them as people for their beliefs, then we are no better than them who hate us for our actions. Somehow we have to break the cycle of hate. It is self-defeating and cyclical. Perhaps love is a strong word, maybe respect is more accurate. We must learn how to respect their good decisions and therefore hopefully respect the person overall themselves. Otherwise, who are we to ask for them to respect us for our beliefs. I've been trying to explain that we must have civilized discourse for a while now. If we don't, no change will occur. They won't respect someone that they can more easily hate. We are the ones that want to change the status quo. Therefore, we are the ones that must affect that change. They're surely not going to do it for themselves. In this world, hate is easy; love and respect take courage.