Under Construction

I'm currently working on something that I am tentatively calling the "Love Scale" (title also in the works). It's a theory or framework of how intolerance can evolve into celebration, inspired by my own experiences and events in the world. Right now, it has five key phases-

1. Informed intolerance (where we know the facts, we know the pain our hate causes, but we still choose to hate; we believe the difference will hurt us)
2. Uninformed intolerance (where we don't know the facts, but because something is so different, we choose to hate it out of fear and misunderstanding; we fear the difference will hurt us)
3. Tolerance (we gain exposure to some of the truths, understand that maybe what is different isn't necessarily bad; we are still uncomfortable but we don't take active steps to attack it; however, we don't take active steps to defend it either; we just "let it be").
4. Acceptance (we not only allow something to be, but we come to an understanding that this different thing does not hurt us, and it does not hurt anyone else. We no longer react with hesitation, and are even willing to support those who are different)
5. Celebration (we love the differences we see; we realize different does not mean unequal; we seek to learn more about the diversity among us; we defend everyone).

This is still a work in progress; in fact, it's just an idea that has been floating in my head, which I have had little time to develop. I hope to do an analysis of historical movements and see whether there is any legitimacy to this "scale," or if it's just the result of sleep-deprived reflections. Thoughts and suggestions are welcome.