Rudeness: From Youth (The absence of Corporal Punishment?)
It has been a long time in the making. Observations are that 50+ years ago, the world was more use to a stringent PC place. Certain words couldn't be broadcast on the television and/or radio and an element of etiquette was taught in schools. There was also a great deal of Corporal punishment to maintain some sort of semblance of order.
The problem occurred that over the years people were manipulated by those that felt it was being abused and initially they were right, however this has bred generations of people to be less likely to use corporal punishment to deal with problem's and more likely to let events unfold apathetically, unable to do anything to deal with the problem.
This means the current generation is technically more unruly than the last, which was unrulier than the one before that and this is why we have so many kids out there now thinking "Anarchy is cool" and wanting to burn down entire systems. They think the current systems are an evil regime, yet they've never had that system raise a cane or slipper to them. (In fact some of the people that had corporal punishment used on them will agree that it was necessary and will actually understand the essence of Respect)
The main problem with corporal punishment however was that there was no standardised method so if a kid was hit by one tutor or parent he might be hit harder than another kid and this is where the damage could occur.
Perhaps they should legislate to allow tazering of problem children, at least then the particular charge used and it's duration can be legislated to not be misused. In fact the way it could be done in a school is that the evidence of whatever action they had done could be collected, their parents could be asked to come in with the child, the parents are then asked at their digression based upon the evidence to tazer the kid themselves. This way they make sure no tutor has abused their position or abused the tazer by extending it's usage period or upping the voltage.
Obviously you'll have people disagree with this method or any other corporal punishment method and suggest that "Nurturing them can stop their behaviour"...
Now this is true only of a family where the parents actually attempt to teach values to the child, but to face facts we have a number of "single parent" families that pop up from "teenage pregnancies" and some of the girls that have the kids, themselves didn't have proper parenting so they had no one to learn how to be a decent parent from, (they also might well have only had the kid for state benefits, so they end up spending the money they were meant to use on the kid to party all night, get high and others act a lower mental age)
Rudeness: from the Old (Longerterm absence of Punishment?)
They've seen the world, they've watched it blossom and they see it decay. They tend to look at all the youngsters as being problems (like my definition above) and they see the kids being rude. Now there is where the great divide occurs, those of a young age and those of an older age, rarely mix properly because of the divisions on how they see the world, how the world was and how it will be in the future.
Older people have likely seen it all and heard it all, it's not because they are big headed or pedantic, it's just because they've been here a little longer. They might have even been like the younger people when they were their age.
The problem is however if a person is use to Decades (Generations) of rude people, they themselves will likely deal with people rudely or abruptly. I mean why be polite to people that don't understand what polite is?
Rudeness: the Mentality
Some people are rude due to their mental state. Like mentioned above they might of spent decades dealing with rude people or being rude themselves (for the lack of correction)
It can actually be a tell tale sign of a particular mental health trait, for instance a Bipolar Disorder, Tourettes syndrome or Manic Depression. It can also be down to Post-Traumatic stress, after all if you happen to find yourself abused because of your skin colour, religion, a speech impediment or being ginger haired, your likely going to find yourself always being defensive with people. There is also the aspect that if you happen to be a hate filled individual that doesn't happen to like a particular group or person, then you are going to openly vent rudely and abruptly towards them.
Obviously the problem is however if you allow that anger, rage and overall rudeness to build up, then you are letting it control you and condition your overall psychology which could well be the first stages of a break (A psychotic episode) where you might put yourself, family, friends or complete strangers at risk.
Rudeness: On the forum
Just remember some people will make decisions about who they like or dislike by reading their posts, this means they will automatically set their mind as to whether to be openly hostile or open to discussion prior to responding.
You could suggest that depending on what you right will decide on what response you will receive. If you are purposely attempting to be abrasive, then you will end up with abrasive responses. (You just have to look at the threads where I'm discussing "Cannabis having a potential for causing Psychotic Episodes" and automatically because of my "Devils Advocate" stance of looking at it from that angle, I've caused abrasion with members. You will find they will likely respond rudely and I might even retort similarly, all based upon how I formed my posts.)
You will find that the hardliners that have their perspective are rude because they will not adhere to a differing perspective, their mind is set and to have a different perspective thrust on them makes them angry and rude.
They tend to neglect that the basis of Science is Philosophy, and that Philosophy requires you to not just look from one perspective, but to attempt to understand all perspectives before drawing a conclusion. Philosophy in essence is a broader method of "trialling" a particular subject to gain an in-depth knowledge on the subject, The Science.
This means playing Devils Advocate even to positions you don't agree with in regards to Science.
To bring this post to an end, obviously I've analysed what I blame for rudeness, but it's no something so easily forced into a simple equations, there are many other avenues that I've probably not even touched on.
So I'll leave it to you lot to find what gems I've missed, or where I'm "wrong" in this or that respect, have fun.
