Person A: I have an opinion.
Person B: I have the same opinion.
Person A: I like you, Person B.
Person B: I like you too, Person A.
Person A: We should start a group and invite others that think the right way like us.
Person B: Totally!
Person C: I have a different opinion.
Person A: I don’t like you, Person C.
Person B: I don’t like you either, Person C.
Person C: Why don’t you like me?
Person A: Because you think the wrong way.
Person B: We don’t feel safe with you, Person C.
Person C: So I can’t be a part of your group?
Person A: No
Person B: Of course not.
Person C: But I am so lonely…Can I be a part of your group if I change the way I think and think like you?
Person A: Yes.
Person B: I suppose.
Person C: Yay! I have friends! I’m not alone!
…and they lived happily ever after.
Troy Cohen 