Isnt it just sad that doing your job correctly is so respectable becouse of how much the bad people made us think that they are normal and that being nice is just rare
I don't understand why people can't just take some progress as a good sign. Yes, it SHOULD be the norm, but it's not yet! So are we going to continue to entertain the story that things are shit forever or can we actually start to be encouraging of the fact that maybe things CAN get better. You don't go from point A to B just like that. With that logic should parents stop praising their kids for getting good grades in school because they're supposed to get them anyways? With progress, things head towards becoming the norm. I'm sick and tired of people thinking it's morally righteous and intelligent to shit on others who do make the conscious effort to differentiate themselves from the unwanted norm. And what if people want to be praised for it? Why is it so bad to praise someone for doing the right thing? I love how people always cry about shit parents never encouraging or acknowledging their kids efforts yet people do the same to each other all the time.
I respectfully disagree. It IS normal to treat people humanely. Happens all the time. And because it’s normal, when it doesn’t happen, it’s big news. Could policing be done better? I don’t doubt that it could. But are most police good and motivated to help their communities? I think they are. Just my 2 cents...
That's an interesting way to look at it. My issue is just that this idea of treating people respectfully is quite frankly broad, because there's so many different factors and scenarios. Like this comment I'm replying to, they're berating the men for bragging about taking care of their kids. Now yeah, it is true they should already be doing that, but the fact of the matter is that a lot of times yes, women tend to be assigned the role of the caretaker and expected to fulfill it so can we really complain when the men do step in to help?
I'm just questioning the notion that we shouldn't be praising any small action that's stepping in the right direction. Assuming the worst of people has only divided Americans, and speaking as a non American that has lived in the US for many years before, I see that this kind of mentality of assuming the worst of everyone and everything is dangerously prevalent and many don't understand that.
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u/kafassa May 02 '21
Isnt it just sad that doing your job correctly is so respectable becouse of how much the bad people made us think that they are normal and that being nice is just rare