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Plus there are plenty of reasons to hate someone for reason other than race/ethnicity, etc. to me the whole idea of tolerance is to be able treat someone you hate with kindness and respect, so that someone you dislike actually thinks you like them. I think St Teresa of the Child Jesus treated a fellow nun who had authority over her so well, the nun was convinced that she was well liked by the future saint. After St Teresa died, and her sister nuns saw her diary or spiritual journal, it turned out St Teresa could not stand her. (I learned this from my daughters, one of whom completely adored Saint Teresa when she was a young teenager. So I hope I have not made a mistake.)

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