There is some kind of hilarious habit in the Northeast where if a person disagrees with another person, they seem to think that they now have some kind of moral high-ground. So then, whomevers Point of View gets proven correct (not necessarily with actual evidence)~ they are the WINNER, and therefore Morally and/or Intellectually Superior to the other person. And then everyone (I guess) is supposed to then respect the winner more than the other person.... even if the only reason they won was because the other person got tired of dealing with a bully and walked away. Which of course leads to people using this kind of thing to bully others, gain false respect (which translates to real money and control), and ALSO leads to people being afraid to speak, question things, express themselves, or disagree. Everything is about proving superiority, displaying superior expertise, deserving more respect than another, or gaining moral high-ground instead of neutral information exchange or just getting things done. Everything seems to have emotion, projection, and ego attached to it. Some kind of throw-back to when Puritans settled here? Or is it from another culture? Or a result of something else? Wonder how many other cultures are steeped in this habit. I dont think its only in the USA, or the Northeast, but its definitely a thing here. It must be prevalent in other areas because a lot of politicians use this successfully to gain a following. Pretty funny to watch. I saw less of it in the South where I used to live, although it did show itself.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 19:10:09 +0000
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