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Being inclusive sometimes means being kind toward people whose views are repugnant. But you should only do so if it is physically and emotionally safe for you.

Amy Dickinson

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Amy Dickinson
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: November 6
Columnist
Freeville
New York
Women
Inclusive
Sometimes
Emotionally
Mean
Physically
Kind
Toward
People
Whose
Safe
Views
Means
Repugnant

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