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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 15 February 2013 02:51:28PM 1 point [-]

I agree it's insulting.

I also believe that when people are rationally frightened of a group, the fear can take generations to fade even when conditions get better.

Comment author: Error 15 February 2013 03:52:42PM 0 points [-]

Perhaps I should update to interpret it as "I don't know if you can handle the truth and I can't take the chance." I guess that's easier to swallow, at least for strangers.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 18 February 2013 03:50:13PM 1 point [-]

That sounds like an improvement.

More generally, I think that if you focus on a single interpretation of someone's motives when you don't have a lot of information, and the interpretation makes you angry, then you're probably engaging in an emotional habit. I admit I'm mostly generalizing from one example on this.