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		calcifer on Nov 10, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It’s Not Enough to Be Right – You Also Have to Be ... > If I highly prioritized kindness and told you how much I respected your viewpoint and appreciate your taking the time to engage with me... ... you would be patronizing me, not showing me kindness.

antepodius on Nov 10, 2019 [–]

When kindness transitions into patronisation depends on the listener. There are people for whom all kindness in speech is patronising.

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