STOP Saying “Respect” When You Mean “Civility”, “Geniality”, Or Worse “STFU”

And honestly, to hell with civility and the people who “demand” it.

I know I’m an old-school New England Yankee curmudgeon. I have zero use — or tolerance — for platitudes, shallow disingenuous plastered-on smiles, or the dog and pony show of pointless mindless gormless witless hapless arbitrary social norms. You come to me with any of that, I’m going to assume you’re trying to scam me.

I also fully recognize that in a world that’s slathering soothing-syrup lies atop everything — pandering to what people WANT to be true instead of what actually is — that I’m a full on muckspout . I am way too “blue-collar” for the rank-and-file neurotypical ableist camel-mannered tunic-wetting mollycoddles.

Particularly when it comes to my disgust with those aspiring to become white-collar criminals.

But I swear the past ten to fifteen years the toxic positivity has reached all new absurd levels. No matter how politely or impolitely you word any criticism, the same message is used to suppress dissension: “Let’s have some respect!”

When first off? The people screaming for “respect” loudest don’t seem to understand what it even is; and sure as shine-ola never once showed it to anyone. They seem to think we should “respect” them…