> It strikes me that good manners would be the thing to aim for in the current situation. I have made a resolution, which is to be more polite. I don’t know wha

> It strikes me that good manners would be the thing to aim for in the current situation. I have made a resolution, which is to be more polite. I don’t know what good it will do: This might be a dangerous time for politeness. It might involve sacrifices. It might involve turning the other cheek. Important counter-point: http://gawker.com/on-smarm-1476594977 http://gawker.com/on-smarm-1476594977 The idea that politeness is what divides the do-gooders from the bad ones is, I think, part of what got us into this mess in the first place.