Excessive Politeness (was: Another Snowden News Story)

[griffin@cryptolab.net (Griffin Boyce)]

Steve Furlong wrote:
> As a fine, upstanding member of civil society, it is your *duty* to
> publicly call dumbasses dumbasses and liars liars. It's for the
> benefit of us all. Thank you in advance.
>
> Or, you know, just kill them all. As per my tagline.

  I both agree and disagree.  Sometimes it's best to just let that which
does not matter truly slide.  People are wrong in minor ways
continuously, and it's easy to misinterpret intentions behind a
statement (particularly on twitter, where brevity isn't exactly the soul
of wit).  But I'm Quaker, so of course I *would* say that, wouldn't I? ;P

  But if something is critical to a discussion -- okay.  Certainly don't
refrain from minor fucking criticism or correction out of respect/fear. 
If they're worth your respect they can take it.

~Griffin

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