Respectful Disagreement
ENFP and INFP types are idealistic, but their perceiving preference makes them more open to possibilities. Combined with the feeling preference they are more driven to get along harmoniously, wanting everyone to be respectful regardless of their differences.
ISTJs and INTJs are decisive and uncompromising, but private. They can respect differences as long as you keep your opinions to yourself, but start pushing them into a debate and you might regret it.
The 4 SP types are the most free spirited and tend to respect others as long as the respect is mutual. If you disrespect them you're likely to be met with immediate treatment in kind or worse. ISTP and ESTP types are more likely to tell people what they think bluntly and dismiss you if you have a problem with it while ISFP and ESFP types will likely make efforts to find space for respectful disagreement.
T and J preferences tend to make people less tolerant of differences. Extroverted attitudes bring conflicts out into the open more. ETJ personalities may actually clash more with similar personalities when they disagree than different personalities who are more likely to avoid conflict.
Opinions on homosexuality have been hot area for disagreement lately. Attached is an INFP's perspective (mine) on respectful disagreement in this area. Many of these concepts can easily be extended to other areas of disagreement.
ENFJ and INFJ types are likely to struggle with value differences. Their decisiveness combined with idealistic tendencies makes them very committed and firm in maters of right and wrong, good and evil. ESFJ and ISFJ are similar, but they are more likely to be loyal to the values and beliefs of the groups and institutions they associate with. They have a difficult time respecting people from opposing groups.
Everyone occasionally struggles to be respectful when they disagree with others. Some personality types have more difficulty than others. Your personality type can shape what topics set you off too.
ESTJ and ENTJ types like to be control the world around them. ESFJ and ENFJ types do to, but their feeling preference makes them a little more tolerant of others. All four EJ personalities grow frustrated when faced with disagreements that interfere with their control.
