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> Instead of asking people to be kind (which often means comply to my system of values) we should ask people not to be judgemental and be open minded, which is something that can be learned by everybody

You're arguing semantics here; in almost all cases that is what kindness means in these contexts.

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Being Italian I sincerely cannot talk about semantics in English, my English is not good enough to argue about it.

I appreciate the fact that in English I can be more direct without being told that I'm rude though; it happens a lot more when I'm having a conversation in Italian.

I think language shapes the way people think, Italian has so many different and polite ways to be assholes that kindness to me it's more in the intentions people have than in the way they express them.

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