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In a state of coexistence, the parties agree to respect each other's differences and resolve their conflicts nonviolently.
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Coexistence
In a state of coexistence, the parties agree to respect each other's differences and resolve their conflicts nonviolently.
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Tolerance
Tolerance is the appreciation of diversity and the ability to live and let others live. It is showing respect for the essential humanity in every person.
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The Red/Blue Cultural Divide
After exploring the cultural divide, this post explains why coexistence is key to resisting authoritarianism.
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The Red/Blue Cultural Divide
After exploring the cultural divide, this post explains why coexistence is key to resisting authoritarianism.
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Relational-Cultural Theory: Fostering Healthy Coexistence Through a Relational Lens
Relational-Cultural Theory brings relationships to the forefront of human psychology, focusing particularly on the concepts of connection and disconnection, and the causes of such. This essay applies this theoretical approach to the theory and practice of conflict transformation and peacebuilding.
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Coexistence Is the Only Option
It's time to abandon the illusion that the other side will decide that we were right all along. We need to learn how to live together despite our differences.
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Tolerance
Tolerance is the appreciation of diversity and the ability to live and let others live the way they want to. It is the ability to exercise a fair and objective attitude towards those whose opinions, practices, religion, nationality, etc. differ from one's own. It involves showing respect for the essential humanity in every person.
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Supporting Tolerance and Co-existence with People Who Hold Different Values
Democracy is not a system for determining which groups get to impose their views on others. It is a system that allows people with different views to coexist in a spirit of mutual respect and tolerance.
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Co-existers
Coexisters articulate a forward-looking democratic vision based on constructive competition, balanced with a pluralistic spirit of tolerance and mutual respect
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Building Resilient Communities
Can we coexist as a technologically advanced society without eroding the innate human instincts that enable us to harmoniously weave societies, thereby allowing life to fulfill its magnificent evolutionary destiny?
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"Friendship is stronger than fear": How peacebuilding connect communities across divides in Kenya and the DRC
An interview with two African peacebuilders showing how peacebuilding projects can repair relationships between communities even in the most challenging contexts -- and what actions and approaches can enable peaceful coexistence.
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There's No Escaping Who We Have Become
It seems like coexistence offers a better way of dealing with our deeply divided society than a continuing, fruitless search for decisive victory.
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Yes, You Do Have to Tolerate the Intolerant: It has become fashionable to invoke Karl Popper's "paradox of tolerance" to justify restrictions on free speech. That's just plain wrong.
Tolerance and coexistence are key to making a diverse democracy work. This essay explores one of the big challenges facing promoters of tolerance -- the need to tolerate the intolerant.