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Originally Posted by darryl
So far as the other points in your post are concerned, I'm not going to endlessly repeat myself. It is quite obvious that we are not going to agree, nor does it seem likely that we can even agree to disagree.
So far as your above quoted statement is concerned, you seem to be confusing respect for someone's choice with agreeing with that choice. To respect someone's right to choose must involve respect for the choice they make, as opposed to agreeing with that choice.
What you describe is not how moral suasion, hopefully or not, works. It is how moral shaming works.
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Yep, I agree. I've always been of the idea that intellectual debate can be informative, but you have to respect the right of someone else to hold a view you may not agree with. Some seem to struggle with that idea.
I read a lot of books where I disagree with the author's view. I have no idea how one can hold an informed opinion if one doesn't. As someone who enjoys history, I've read a number of books by people I consider despicable. Albert Speer comes to mind. I've even read extracts from Mein Kampf. I don't know how you can claim to have any understanding of the lead up to WW II without doing so.