Have we forgotten the Golden Rule? How about "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all"
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Thats a very good question and I wish I had the answer. I do believe in karma however, law of reciprocity, reep what you sew! What goes around comes around. Those people will pay one way or another...
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"You don't say" ---Really? (are you serious?)\n\nI'll never (maybe like I've never) -- in response to something outrageous--- express shock, dismay, \n\nI have heard of "I say" rather than "I'll say" -- Agreement, you're right,
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I believe what they mean is before saying something to some one make sure it is something nice because if you say something nice it can brighten there whole day...if you say something mean or rude you may ruin there whole day...
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It doesn't matter to me, but people should have the option to opt out of saying it if they feel strongly that their children shouldn't say it.  They should at least observe some sort of silence as respect while it's being said.
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This is the thing about "freedom of speech". We all have the opportunity to speak our mind. BUT in a polite thoughtful publically acceptable manner. Would you like someone screaming obsenities and making obscene gestures if anyone's mother, grandmother, or small child were standing there? Well, I do not like it If I am standing there. Politeness is not taking away anything; it is allowing ALL of us to live together in less and less space...Having control over what you say is being an adult...screaming and yelling or typing stuff that is not really necessary nor particularly indicative of any intelligence is hardly anything to strive for nor anything to complain about if others do not like it and they say so...THAT Is freedom of speech.
915678
Free speech. You can insult, label, ect anyone you want, though some people need to learn that just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
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I'm afraid, Rick, most of us just wait for the other person's mouth to quit moving so we can say what we want.  It's a human failing.  There are very few really good listeners.  It's a real art.
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It basicly means don't be a hypocrit. if you tell someone not to cuse then don't turn around and say the "F" word to someone else
714126
Funny, there was this one guy 2,000 years ago who said love everyone, don't judge, and follow the Golden Rule. It's a shame that "leaders" don't listen to him anymore.
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Not of speech.  I believe that the way to calm many problems is allowing people to talk them out.  I don't see how saying something that you believe is bad.  Even if it is repugnant to others or hurtful to some.  Everyone on this earth is entitled to feel however they want.  EVEN if they hate me...my religion...my family...my country...my God.  That doesn't mean I will agree with them or even dignify what they say with a response but I will not censor them as I would not want to be censored.
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Politeness is a social lubricant the lack of it causes friction between people.  So, yeah, it is important.
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Someone is saying a bad word.The *****are put in  so your not really saying the bad word, eventhough everyone knows what it means. Is that what you wanted?
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None Really, It just indicates that you really have no other way of expressing your feeling in better wording and have to resort to swearing.\n\nThough there are some extreme cases where it does slip out.\n\nI hope that helps and good luck!
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No one says "excuse me", "thank you" or "I'm sorry" anymore. Especially children. It is almost as if parents feel that common courtesy is too old fashioned.
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No.  "Shut up" is 2 bad words.  More precisely, the phrase is considered rude.  It is bossy, dismissive, and contemptuous. An acceptably polite alternative might be "please be quiet," or as a way to avoid any feeling of confrontation, "can we all quiet down?"\n\nNow, pipe down!
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I disagree. Everyone here can only see words- not actions. Obviously if I am making obscene gestures at you right now, that doesn't speak so loud, does it? But if I write these words:\n\nMY THINGY IS SMALL AND IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!!!!!\n\nLoud and clear, huh?
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George Washington.\nThe entire passage from the rules of civility reads:\n"Cleanse not your teeth with the table cloth napkin, fork, or knife; but if others do it, let it be done without a peep to them."\nThat is the 100th rule.  Back then, society had a different mode of behavior - although come to think of it, I have seen some pretty indecent and improper behavior in restaurants and in other public places nowadays, so maybe people should read those rules and try to act a bit better in public!\nTo read the entire 110 Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation, go to this website: