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to call anyone a "jerk" is something that only jerks do, but everyone looks at themselves as holier than thou. We're all flawed in some way. Labeling people (or
by w00tw00tw00t 10y ago
to call anyone a "jerk" is something that only jerks do, but everyone looks at themselves as holier than thou. We're all flawed in some way. Labeling people (or attacking people) as "jerks" is in profound violation the principle of non-violent communication, to say the least, and, by the way, so is down-voting those who are critical of the prevailing opinion here without a civil counter argument ;-)
- wott 10y ago> to call anyone a "jerk" is something that only jerks do What about people who call "jerks" people who call someone a jerk? :-D
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- w00tw00tw00t 10y agorecursion limit of 0 on this stack!
- sokoloff 10y agoHere's the thing: some people are jerks. Calling a jerk a jerk is fine, IMO. (Some people are racists; calling a racist a racist is also OK.) Avoiding calling someone exhibiting a negative behavior by the accepted label for that behavior is healthier than tiptoeing around and pretending that Hannibal Lecter just has different dietary preferences and that's OK.
- w00tw00tw00t 10y agoIf not Hitler than Hannibal Lecter My point is that we're all jerks, one way or another, just don't really know it or admit to it, but we know that everyone has done something that warrants them being called a jerk by someone. No one lives a whole life without being called a jerk by someone. I once thought Mother Theresa was a jerk for being so nice. These labels are subjective and inflammatory. and don't help the situation.