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Politeness has a big limitation, and that is that it cedes the world to jerkoffs. I have politeness as my default, but I also fail to bite my tongue when confronted with an asshole with extreme regularity. Probably that makes some people think that I'm boorish or a jerk myself. I don't so much care. When I was young I always kept my mouth shut. As I've aged, I've come to the conclusion that the more we keep our mouths shut, the more loud mouths get to control the dialog, no matter what their opinion. I think less politeness might actually make the world function a lot better.