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Well, maybe he doesn't, but you're the bigger man so you do it anyway. Turning the other cheek and all. Also, the organisers invited him because they thought y
by mseebach 13y ago
Well, maybe he doesn't, but you're the bigger man so you do it anyway. Turning the other cheek and all.
Also, the organisers invited him because they thought you might want to hear what he has to say, so you do it out of respect for them.
- ferdo 13y agoPoliticians and bureaucrats won't change until people start treating them with contempt, both socially and professionally. Playing nicey-nice with people that have little to no conscience doesn't work as a method of political change.
- mseebach 13y agoBeing rude also doesn't work as a method of political change? It doesn't, and in addition you alienate people who thing being civilised is a good thing. Politicians are already one of the most reviled groups around, and that doesn't discourage them. Stage effective, organised opposition that will actually threaten their plushy careers, then they'll listen.
- ferdo 13y agoThere's nothing civilized about being polite to people that are actively undermining our rights. Politeness is reserved for society, not for antisocial personalities.
- MarcScott 13y agoIf we keep "turning the other cheek" we'll end up with broken jaws. I'm a polite individual but politeness will only get you so far. At some point people have to make a stand and say what is actually on their minds in as powerful a way as they know how.