oomis, we are not breathing fiery kanuas, however as Yanky R. said we cannot sugarcoat the truth.
We don’t need to put on a angry demeanor when interacting with OTD, they do need to feel loved, but they also need to know that they CANNOT be respected until they have EARNED respect.
Would anyone respect a frum person who is rude to others? Well why not, they can’t control themselves. Who said only OTD can’t control themselves? Doesn’t anybody think that frum people don’t have challenges as well? So let’s respect those frum people who abuse others, or behave in any other form of indecent behavour and we should be excused as well. In fact all of humanity should be excused for any sinful behavour.
After all, we are all genetically predisposed to certain things, we have all been influenced by out surroundings. I don’t think it’s fair that only the OTD’s get that privilege.
Let’s give this privilege of excuses to all of humanity as well.
As the liberals do.