Writer's Block: Tolerance 101?

[trystinn]

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Manners! Contrary to common belief, manners do not in fact exist for the purpose of making everyone feel comfortable. Instead, manners exist to create a foundation upon which society functions and control the antisocial behaviors of others. This isn't my opinion, by the way, you can actually look it up should you choose to do so.

Comments

[wild-heart.livejournal.com]

“Moving parts in rubbing contact require lubrication to avoid excessive wear. Honorifics and formal politeness provide lubrication where people rub together. Often the very young, the untraveled, the naive, the unsophisticated deplore these formalities as 'empty,' 'meaningless,' or 'dishonest,' and scorn to use them. No matter how 'pure' their motives, they thereby throw sand into machinery that does not work too well at best.”
- Robert Heinlein

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Ohh, that's a good one. Thank you!