03-16-2022, 11:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-17-2022, 01:09 AM by JasonBlack.)
(03-15-2022, 10:31 AM)David Horn Wrote:(03-14-2022, 02:29 PM)JasonBlack Wrote: a real asshole is better than a fake Samaritan. (fixed it!)
In today's world, where gentile is considered b-o-r-i-n-g and an asshole can say for you what you are too timid to say yourself, that is all too true. On the other hand, no one loves it when it is directed at them. Trump made a classic mistake, assuming that his minions were both motivated (true enough) and dominant (not so true). Then there is the issue of overexposure. Even assholery loses its appeal when it's relentless and repetitive. Trump crossed that line a long time ago.
Don't get me wrong, I am getting very, very tired of how rude modern culture has gotten. Cantankerous boomers, gruff/surly Gen X, snarky/sarcastic millennials and passive-aggressive zoomers.....it's kinda gone the whole spectrum. Hell, I know I'm guilty of it sometimes. I make an effort to cushion what I say at least a little bit with words like "frankly", "with respect", "if I may add", etc, but learning to be more polite has been an uphill battle for me, and even more so learning how to be polite and still assert my point with sufficient, controlled passion. I'm hoping the next turning sees an end to this "my voice must me heard!" nonsense that has everyone shouting over each other and escalating with greater and greater dramatic displays for attention.
tl;dr, your point is legitimate
In spite of all of this....fake people are still 10x worse than rude people, so I'm not retracting my comment haha
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