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Sorry, Apology, and other Self-Effacement

Cranky Bastard

Cranky Bastard

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Into the realm of the world's most easily offended, Americans compete with muslims as to who can take offense over the tiniest slight.

Americans, having a larger ego, and a secular approach, base their mental vulnerabilities on any imagined transgression, and go as far as to fabricate new outrages as fast as they go through cell phones.

As a result, Americans have become the most profuse apologists, constantly searching for a new offense to claim injury over while at the same time apologizing for everything they do and say.

Many conversations start with, "I'm sorry, but..." followed by an opinion.

What happened to the balls of us westerners? Why apologize for correcting someone with a fact ("gee, I'm so ashamed and sorry to have to tell you that you're wronger than 625 pounds of hamster shit..."), we apologize when other people bump into us, and we apologize when stating subjective opinion.

Are we so wussified and weepy that we can't or don't dare utter anything without a hand-wringing apology first in case someone is listening who might burst into outraged tears because they get offended or purposely claim offense to put everyone else on the defensive?

Society cannot function when the free exchange of ideas and opinions are throttled by fear of offense and outrage.

I know that in whatever I say, someone out there gets offended. You know what? I don't give a shit. I hope to all hell I offend someone because if I don't, then I'm not an effective member of society.

Men need to be men. Women need to carry themselves upright. This apology bullshit as a precursor to any conversation needs to stop.
 
I hate it when people apologize unnecessarily. If they were really sorry they wouldn't do it in the first place.
 
America has an identity crisis. They still act and react as if they are the only superpower in the world, which was a lie back in the days of Perestroika/Glaznost and is an even bigger lie now.

There is an EU. There is China. Japan owns us. Saudi Arabia owns us.

We have a big (not the biggest) army and a lot of big talk. And we're living off a reputation whose freshness date expired long ago.

I WISH YOU JOY THAT NEVER ENDS
HAPPY TIMES WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS
COME ON AND HOLD MY HIPS A LITTLE LONGER
AS WE DO THE CHRISTMAS CONGA

heh heh, hips
 
I've just realized, I'm too goddamn polite. If any one of you ever met me you'd be astonished at how well mannered and polite I am. Lately though, I've taken to bellowing, "YOU'RE WELCOME!" To the jackass that doesn't thank me for holding the door for him or her. I also like to throw out a loud, "YOU'RE QUITE THE GENTLEMAN, YOUR MOTHER MUST BE SO PROUD." To the jackass that doesn't hold the door for me. If a female doesn't hold the door for me I've been known to strike with, "My, you're so polite ya dumb bitch."

Americans, if anything, are rude and only getting more rude. From the lard ass behind me at UPS smacking his gum like it was a goddamn sport to cell phones in movie theatres. From the dick licker that couldn't possibly wait five seconds as I backed out of my parking space and ripped around me almost taking the front end off my car and then had the nerve to honk and shake his fist furiously when, completely FED UP, I re-paid the favor. To the asswipe on the freeway this evening that cut me off, decided I was following too closely, slammed on his brakes and when I went around him turned his high beams on. What on God's gracious earth is wrong with people?! I swear, I try to be tolerant, I do but I've had it with the animals I'm faced with these days.

Maybe it is just a holier than thou American attitude but whatever the hell it is, it has to stop. I say bring teaching manners and graciousness back to public schools.
 
True. America seems like it's full of apologists only because it's become a culture of people who DEMAND apologies from others. Nobody is allowed to misspeak, make a joke, or even blink too many times while speaking.

Political correctness became a platform for political bullying on both sides of the fence. YOU HURT ME, YOU MUST APOLOGIZE AND PAY DAMAGES AND NEVER SHOW YOUR FACE IN PUBLIC AGAIN. As a result, people, groups and politicians say nothing of substance, ever. Makes me want to vomit.
 
Chivaly is dead. The few of us left who hold doors for women receive no thanks, no appreciation, and only scowls. Makes me want to slam the door on their damn faces.

Manners died long ago and those that still practice them are living in the past.

I'm tired of apologizing for other people's rude behavior.
 
That's because missmanners spends all her time here. She should be out in the world, correcting people on their deportment!

For the record, I and many people I know and see around NYC still hold doors and offer seats on the subway, and are thanked for it. But yes, there are a lot of petty assholes out there too.
 
Montana seems to have a mixture that includes a lot of polite people. In California, people looked at you as if you were insane if you were polite.

Holding a door for a woman in California? She'd look at you as if you were trying to sexually harass her and expect an apology. I took pleasure when I saw that by letting the door go.

Bitches.
 
I saw a guy at the mall the other day in San Francisco hold open the door for a woman, and she just breezed by with her nose in the air, and he said, "YOU'RE WELCOME YOU STUPID SNOTTY BITCH!"

Some fucking army dude literally bashed into me when he was walking past me as I was standing in line at the store the other day, and he didn't say a damned word of apology. I know he felt it because it freaking hurt.
 
Robert "Monkey" Loggia said:
Some fucking army dude literally bashed into me when he was walking past me as I was standing in line at the store the other day, and he didn't say a damned word of apology. I know he felt it because it freaking hurt.
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Coulda been that "FUCK THE USA" t-shirt you were wearin'.
 
I hold the car door open for my wife, and all other doors too, for her and everyone else...wherever I go.

If someone is being rude, I try to take the opportunity to make nice out of it.
 
I always hold the doors for my wife, and I sometimes take the german approach to chivalry by going in first - to make sure the place is okay for her entry.

But the car door thing I don't do. Can't seem to bother, although I do when she's not feeling well. Takes muscle to shut the door on our G.
 
I almost always go around and open the car door for my fiancé first.

Actually, I've always wondered if "door opening" was an excuse to get a look at a chick's ass. Think about it - you open a door and can stare at her butt on her way past.
 
Cranky Bastard said:
I always hold the doors for my wife, and I sometimes take the german approach to chivalry by going in first - to make sure the place is okay for her entry.
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I've heard that going in first is proper for elevators.
 
Cranky Bastard said:
But the car door thing I don't do. Can't seem to bother, although I do when she's not feeling well. Takes muscle to shut the door on our G.
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LOL!

You're probably hoping I won't get in before you speed off.
 
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