On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 14:59:16 +0200 Andrei POPESCU <andreimpope...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sb, 24 oct 20, 03:46:20, Leslie Rhorer wrote: > > > > On 10/17/2020 1:59 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > > > > This could be understood that in your opinion it is ok to be rude > > > to a person unless that person has somehow earned your respect. > > > > > > Is this what you meant? > > > > It is neither what I said, nor what should properly be > > inferred from it. As I already mentioned, there is a difference > > between rudeness and disrespect. There is also a big difference > > between not respecting someone and being either rude or > > disrespectful to them. I am not quite sure it is really ever OK to > > be rude. I know it is never acceptable to engage in puerile > > behavior such as name-calling or ad hominem attacks. > > > > It is also a very different thing to reserve one's respect > > and one's opinions until someone has proven themselves than from > > engaging in a gratuitous, unprovoked verbal attack. Please do not > > attempt to extrapolate from my statements beyond reasonable logical > > boundaries. For one thing, it is rude to do so. (But not > > necessarily disrespectful.) > > I'm quite certain at least part of this huge discussion is caused by > misunderstandings. > > This is my attempt to clarify at least some of it. > > Apparently I failed. > It's all a bit subjective. As I understand things, a stranger deserves politeness, and also a default value of respect, which as Leslie says, is worth nothing as it applies to every stranger. Genuine, higher-than-default respect can only be earned, but politeness should always be maintained, even in the face of rudeness. Here's another Internet meme: wrestling with a pig gains you nothing but a layer of mud, and amuses the pig. -- Joe
