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iefan 🕊️ | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +39 
 The greatest kindness you can offer to your friend or anyone around you is to be truthful with them. 

Saying positive things just to make them happy is not only wrong but also disrespectful towards that person.
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nobody | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 1 John 3:18 (D-R): 18 My little children, let us not love in word nor in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
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realjode | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Woah ! Nailed it
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ToxicFemininity | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 The democrat way
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damien | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 💯
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Vic | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 https://media.tenor.com/6ciN3WG0BFgAAAAM/ned-flanders-neighbor.gif
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CraigTheSpaceBum | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I tried telling the truth but people kept telling me bitcoin is a scam 😒
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anchorite | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 What if that person doesn't care about the truth, only comfort?
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iefan 🕊️ | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I think if you really care about them you should keep trying but with love and compassion (with common sense of course!)

It can be difficult in short term but it creates healthy long term relationships.
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anchorite | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 In my experience, their willful ignorance and animalistic idolatry is very difficult to tolerate without high levels of contempt. 

But I agree your ideal, in theory.
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farfallica | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Totally agree
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541 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I totally agree with this.

My best friends who i truly care about I am the harshest with, without being disrespectful.
Conversely they assume the same posture when dealing with me and I think that it’s healthy.

However I always re enforce the law of assumption and positivity and manifest my reality.

🔱
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Etg | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 True, saying what can help but hurts is seen as negative those days.