This is a quaint view of the world that those in power built up to keep those without power quiet. Society doesn't use shame to make people polite, society use

This is a quaint view of the world that those in power built up to keep those without power quiet. Society doesn't use shame to make people polite, society uses a power dynamic. If an equal tries to assault your brain, you check them for trying to assert power over you. If someone who already has power over you is not polite, you grin and bear it, and in today's world maybe go online to complain about it.