Are you disrespectful if you didn't agree to someone's opinion?

It’s less respectful to pretend you agree with someone when you don’t.

Disagreeing can be disrespectfully done, it’s not disrespectful in itself.

We can disagree respectfully.

No, it’s childish if you can’t handle disagreement. People have different viewpoints and they don’t always agree: always have, always will. It’s part of being human.

Sometimes. I have a sarcastic streak. If I respect someone I will be respectful, and I cannot respect people with certain views.

@tinyfaery . . .really?

;)

I think sarcasm needs its own font.

Is she posting on facebook? I find a lot of facebook users do not want to hear anyone disagree with them. That is why I am on fluther a lot.

@JLeslie Yeah, she’s posting on facebook. Some users really gets defensive when you just disagree with them on such tiny matter.

@xTheDreamer Yes. They see facebook as a place to have fun and be reinforced. I try to be careful on fb. Even my sister, who is good at arguing a point, is really pissed if someone writes a view contrary to hers on fb. I don’t get it, but that’s how is seems to be.

It depends entirely on their expectations. Some people seem to automatically believe that their “real” friends will always agree with them, and if you don’t meet that expectation, they think you are being disrepectful.

Personally, I think that is immature, but I you can feel free to disagree if you want.

Unfortunately, some people think politics is never a minor matter and figure if you aren’t 100% with them, you are totally against them. That is part of what has been stopping any real progress in Washington over the past three presidents. Folks who should know better basically are saying if someone isn’t in the same political party then they are commie-socialist-leftist-rightist followers of Satan and any method of attack is acceptable.

Or to quote Congressman Wilson, “You lie!”

You can disagree with someone and still be respectful. It’s all in how you disagree with someone. You don’t know shit and I don’t think you have all your facts straight both basically mean the same thing.

It’s not disrespectful at all providing you aren’t offensive with it. If I don’t agree with someone I will tell them why but I will also ask questions as to what makes them feel that way etc. I do this on Fluther all the time. Explain my feelings and then ask questions. You never know, it doesn’t matter how much you think you know about something or how strongly you feel, someone may know some information that gives you food for thought. I love it when that happens.

@Leanne1986 Yeah, exactly. I do that also. But certain people they do not like it when you just disagree with them and tell them your opinion while you also ask why they feel like that they’ll just flip on you and keep on argue about why they are for that. They just always want facts. While I respectfully ask to what makes them feel that way they don’t do that, arguement is the only thing they want.

@xTheDreamer I think that’s their problem. They are obviously not willing to open their mind enough. Some people are just too set in their ways!

It’s always nice (and civil) if you can agree to disagree on things. And it isn’t disrespectful in that regard either. If only this could be universally accepted by everyone, everywhere, wouldn’t the world be a much better place?

i am never disrespectful of someone’s opinions whether or not i agree with them. everyone is entitled to their own opinion. to not be able to tolerate that would be childish.

my friend’s husband is Republican (and proud of it). He makes statements that begin with “stupid liberals.” He is entitled to feel that way. I think the wording “stupid liberals” is offensive, but no use arguing with him. He can feel that way if he wants. I think being so verbal about it is rude but that’s not the question. I would not be disrespectful if someone had views opposite of mine.

I don’t understand what “it” means?

chica: are you talking to me?

@La_chica_gomela “it” means that someone, I didn’t wanted to use he or she to state that someone.

@jca: No, I was talking to the OP.
@xTheDreamer: Thanks, that makes sense now! In English, we very seldom use “it” to refer to a person. Colloquially, we often say “they” to avoid using a gender. Just like you did in the first sentence of the details.

Walter Lippmann: Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.

So, thank you for disagreeing!