Visiting Chelsea Manning in prison

Re:Visiting Chelsea Manning in prison by lliamander on Thursday May 26, 2016 @12:31PM (#11779276)

Politeness is culturally contingent. For example, I have lived in places where making a special effort to hold open doors for women is a social obligation, as well as places where it is deeply offensive.

Is it appropriate sometimes to violate those norms? Certainly, when those norms involve a violation of higher moral principles. Principles such as not saying things you believe to be false.

> How about "polite"?

So, you're saying that people should not openly disagree merely because it is impolite?

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Re:Visiting Chelsea Manning in prison by henrikschroder on Thursday May 26, 2016 @01:13PM (#11779668)

- Hello, my name is Henrik.

- I disagree, I'm going to call you Steve.

- ???

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Re:Visiting Chelsea Manning in prison by lliamander on Thursday May 26, 2016 @02:34PM (#11780391)

I agree that your interlocutor is being ridiculous.

But the analogy doesn't hold because your interlocutor doesn't have any reason to disagree with your statement; they're just being a troll.

In any case, someone might rationally object to any such analogies because they disagree that there is an equivalence between names and pronouns.

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