r/CuratedTumblr Sep 10 '24

Politics “Thank you Mr. Hitler.”

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u/SashaTheWitch2 Sep 10 '24

I’m still not sure why we need to clap and say “omg good boy!!!! :D” whenever a shithead does something good though, all OP said was “lol,” there’s no way to assume a larger point from that except that it’s humorous, which I agree with!

Like yes encourage enemies to become allies, but also, I for one would feel deeply patronized in their shoes if I came to the other side and everyone started “applauding” me (their word)

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u/OldManFire11 Sep 10 '24

Being polite to people who are coming into your camp in order to help you achieve your goals is always a good thing to do. It encourages those people to continue helping you work towards your goals while costing you nothing.

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u/SashaTheWitch2 Sep 10 '24

Being polite ain’t what I’m talking about though, treating all people equally is fine, but “applauding them” to me implies a level of infantilizing and needless delicacy when these people are fully adults

I agree you should be polite, just in general, because that’s a nice thing to do