rty opened this issue on Feb 16, 2007 · 130 posts
XENOPHONZ posted Mon, 19 February 2007 at 12:21 PM
"Disagreement" and "Rudeness" are not synonyms. They don't mean the same thing.
Making a sharp (and very obvious) point doesn't comprise "rudeness", either.
Rudeness would be exemplified by engaging in name-calling. Not by pointing out to someone where they are wrong about something.
But -- accusing people of being "rude" is one method of attempting to shame one's opponent into shutting up -- when you don't like to hear the things that they are saying. The accusation of "rudeness" (in this context) doesn't address the facts of the case.
Not to mention the additional fact that Tom was in no way, shape, or form being "rude". He was just being right -- which, admittedly, can be extremely irritating to some. And they might interpret their internal irritation over being wrong to mean that the other person in the discussion is being "rude" to them.