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Looking for Irreverent Nickname for Elizabeth Line
On Thursday, 25 August 2016 15:37:05 UTC+1, Robin9 wrote:
The fact that you don't like someone you have never met does not entitle you to show disrespect. That you want to show disrespect does not cast you in a good light. I've never met Donald Trump, or Stalin, or Hillary Clinton. Must I respect all those three? |
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on your prejudices. She has done nothing in her long life to harm or offend anyone. Politicians frequently harm and offend large numbers of people, so their status is not comparable to the Queen's. In addition, Trump, Stalin and Clinton sought out their position, knowing full well the brickbats that would be lobbed at them. Yet another substantial difference is that they have the right of reply. There is also a major difference between not respecting someone and actively displaying that lack of respect. There are quite a few public figures I dislike and despise: Thatcher and Blair; Livingstone and Johnson. If I met such people - I would try to avoid meeting them - I would be polite. I might criticise them in a forum like this, but I do not feel the need constantly to display my contempt, least of all totally out of context such as when referring to a rail service across London. |
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