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[agrumer]

Malcolm Gladwell on niceness in politics:
The problem, of course, is that niceness is overrated as a virtue. Many cultures are nice. The Southern antebellum aristocracy was marvellously well-mannered; its members left tasteful calling cards, entertained gracefully, and conducted their personal affairs with the utmost discretion. But they had few

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[kent_allard_jr]

Funny, I've often wondered about the same thing, the relationship between politeness and fairness, and the distinction between nice, reactionary Southerners and nasty, progressive Northeasterners was always Example 1-A.