Comments on: …A Polite Society. http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/03/26/a-polite-society/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:02:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Kip W http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/03/26/a-polite-society/#comment-12908 Kip W Wed, 30 May 2007 14:39:01 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/03/26/a-polite-society/#comment-12908 It's so cute how the little gun on his shirt looks like it's pointing at his daughter's head. It’s so cute how the little gun on his shirt looks like it’s pointing at his daughter’s head.

]]> By: Cris http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/03/26/a-polite-society/#comment-11603 Cris Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:35:47 +0000 http://www.thetalentshow.org/2007/03/26/a-polite-society/#comment-11603 I finally figured out what bothers me about the "polite society" saying: civility in the "armed society" is based on fear of violent reprisal. The kind of "polite society" I believe in is founded on empathy and mutual respect; where we are civil to other people because we recognize our shared humanity. Why should you have to be able to kill me with a single gesture before I treat you with respect? I finally figured out what bothers me about the “polite society” saying: civility in the “armed society” is based on fear of violent reprisal.

The kind of “polite society” I believe in is founded on empathy and mutual respect; where we are civil to other people because we recognize our shared humanity. Why should you have to be able to kill me with a single gesture before I treat you with respect?

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