Society is falling apart

Be polite

I don't call my boss by his first name. I call him by his title as a sign of respect for what he has accomplished. I call cops "officer," and judges "your honor." I call my elders Mister or Ma'am. I show respect to my subordinates and my peers and colleagues. I also expect people like police officers, judges, and strangers to use such honorifics as "sir" and "mister" when they are talking to me. My proper name is reserved for friends, family, and those others that are socially permitted to (my boss and colleagues for example).

I was pulled over. I obeyed the signal and pulled to the side of the road safely. I removed the key from the ignition and kept my hands on the wheel as the officer approached. I understand that they have rough job sometimes. I wanted to respect that. After checking my license and whatever else they do back in their car he returned and handed me my license. He called me by my first name and notified me that I needed to change my license over. I said "okay" but I corrected him on his excessive familiarity. We are not friends or he would not have pulled me over. No ticket by the way. He is a public employee and I respect that. That is why I called him "officer." I expect the same in return.

To all the sad little hippy people out there that think that showing respect to others is an elitist trap, go to hell. To all the women out there that get offended when I give up my seat on the bus or hold a door open for them, go to hell. I will keep doing it because it is right. Manners is the oil that keeps the social machine going.

On that note: Men and women are different. No law will ever change that. That does not mean that a women who is qualified cannot hold any job that a similarly qualified man can hold. No modified standards though. If you want to be in the military you should have to climb the same wall in the same manner as the men. The same kind of pushups and no special standards for females at all. They should however take all the market will handle. When a man opens a door for you just say "thank you." It isn't a statement on your capability, you may however secretly think that you can't compete unless you complain about the fact that men and women are different.

Dress for the occasion/Uniform of the day: Show respect by dressing for where you will be. Flip flops are rarely acceptable. I know some remarkable ladies that are involved in the sport Roller Derby. On the track they dress in the team uniform. At work they dress as their job requires. I know a nurse, a soldier, a librarian (which is hot by itself), and a dental hygienist. They dress for their jobs. I have also seen them at social functions. They dress as the beautiful ladies that they are enjoying a night out. In no outfit, uniform, or clothing are they less the strong, powerful women that they are.

I work with some rather remarkable women. They dress the occasion and the purpose. I have also seen them off duty and they dress appropriately for where they are. No change of clothes changes the powerful intellects that they have. My wife can go from t-shirt, jeans, and these hiking boots that I hate to a suit without changing who she is or the fact that she is a capable and intelligent woman. What do all of these have in common? The clothes don't make the person but they show respect and practicality for the situation in which they are.

Men, don't think that you are off the hook. A jacket and tie, learn to tie it right. Tuxedos are sometimes appropriate, do them right. Try to shave on a semi-regular basis at least and if you are beard guy try not to look like Ted Kacynski.

Don't over do it, just do it. Be polite and be sincere about it. Dress for the occasion. No, nobody is trying to hold you down.

Society, all of us dealing with each other, requires manners. Use them or lose the society. Drum circles won't solve that either.

. . . and why do art shows stink?

Bullies

Read the whole thing before running off and crying

To all the kids that are being bullied:

First, stand up for yourself. Get into a boxing club or something. Fight back. They have no right to put hands on you. Get tough, get a good sturdy pair of boots and kick the bully in the piss pump. After you have done that don't expect and after school special where the bully then becomes your best friend. Expect him instead to come back for revenge. The bully is a scumbag who delights in causing pain and fear. Make it not worth his while.

To all the parents:

It is your fault. It is the fault of the parents of the bully because they taught him that it was okay to do what he does. It is the fault of the parents of the kid who is being bullied because you raised a kid who looks like a good victim. It isn't your "little baby." It is a small person who will one day be an adult. Make him strong.

To the schools:

It is your fault. When parents place their child with you for the duration of the school day (bully and bullied) you take on certain responsibilities. Those responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the health and welfare of those children. We all know that the school knows what is going on. The teachers know because they see it. The rest of the school staff and adminstration know. They just don't do anything. They fail in their job as responsible adults. When a child who may be small, weak, and afraid comes to believe that he will be tortured and humiliated everyday at school that child will eventually strike back. He may strike back violently and with a certain degree of overkill. If a student is injured or worse when the bullied strikes back it is the fault of the school. They failed. The parents failed.

Internet bullies? What the hell are those kids even doing with a cell phone? Are they all Doogie Houser and need to be in surgery right away? Close their facebook page or require that you get to monitor it directly. Control their internet use. Be an absolute dictator if you have to. Kids won't learn what they need to if you don't teach them.

http://momshomeroom.msn.com/videos/7/262/?WT.mc_id=msn&from=en-us_msnhp

This link leads to a load of crap. The whole bully situation won't go away until McFly slugs the bully or adults actually do their job. I put my money of the bullied slugging the bully because the adults that run our schools and the political stooges who are their bosses are too scared to do their job.

Children are not naturally good. They are savage little animals that need committed adults to instill in their savage minds a moral sense.

I am open to other ideas on this but all is see is failures.

To the parents and teachers that think I am too harsh. I used to be a corrections officer. I have seen where your little darlings could be going. It comes from a sense of entitlement because they were never taught social virtue. They were led to believe that life would give them what they want because they have never had to struggle.

I pity them the poverty of their wealth.

Time for the TRUTH

I hear Tea Party people (both the real deal and the version used by the GOP) complaining about how the gummint is not following the Constitution. I hear Occupy Wall Street complain because the sand is far too gritty in their vaginas. I hear several people complain about one of our troops gunning down some punk in Iraq. What I don't hear is anyone talking about the absolute failure of the American people. The absolute failure because "We The People" are far too comfortable to care about TBI, PTSD, and death. Absolute failure because "We The People" are too cowardly to hold our government accountable to legally constrain them.

We couldn't possibly require our government to follow the Constitution, it is only a piece of paper afterall, because then other people might be able to live in a manner that we don't approve of. We couldn't hold them responsible because all of us decent folk couldn't make sure that "dem dere queers don't get married" or some other equally stupid problem that distracts you from what you should be doing.

Fortunately, politics are boring and you shouldn't have to know anything about anything before you go to the poll and ram your political cock down the throats of the minority opinions. What happens in the next decade, you will complain about that too, is exactly what you have been begging for. Lub up and enjoy.