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Re: 2000 Dealer catalogue Removal Request Backfire?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 9 Dec 1999 00:50:07 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> Richard Franks wrote:
> > Agreed! If such an absurd notion(1) were to be true, then surely the
> > "Wild West" would be known as the "Exceptionally polite West where no-one
> > would ever dream of raising their voices or frowning at another."
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > (1) This is of course my opinion, granted upon me seemingly by virtue of the
> > fact that I wasn't born in the States.
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> My understanding of those times is that most people were polite and
> steered clear of annoying people. I also understand that gunfights were
> insanely uncommon. Not at all like motion picture portrayal.
You're probably right - my understanding of the times having come from motion
picture portrayal :) (1)
I would argue that politeness could come from *communities* having to get on to
survive in a hostile new environment.
As very few of us seem to have a real concept of what a community is, boxed up
as we are in our own well-protected fortresses of wood, steel and mind, it's
hard for us to imagine what affect a community would have in terms of
politeness, social attitudes etc.
I don't think you need guns to be polite, it's attacking the symptom not the
problem.
Richard
(1) Not 100% serious here, like my original statement!
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