tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post115834716938710051..comments2023-11-05T04:03:35.548-08:00Comments on BART Musings: When did speaking up for yourself become a bad thing?bartmusingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327844700926513435noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-1158770791040386892006-09-20T09:46:00.000-07:002006-09-20T09:46:00.000-07:00It seems to me that people are more offended by so...It seems to me that people are more offended by somebody "rocking the boat" and speaking up in the name of manners and decency than the indecency itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-1158381176791706212006-09-15T21:32:00.000-07:002006-09-15T21:32:00.000-07:00Based on the description of events, these people...Based on the description of events, these people appear to be incapable of seeing beyond themselves. It seems they were more negatively affected by the vociferous complainant than by the low-life behavior, thus the comments about the complainer. It looks like the person who complained was perceived as more annoying than the person who put her feet on the seat. ("Hey, it didn't bother me, so what do I care?") <BR/><BR/>The only answer for these self-centered and short-sighted people is that they be afflicted with the very behavior they unwittingly encourage by their silence and misdirected complaints --- for example, they need to have someone’s foot in their faces or to sit on a seat in what may have been on someone’s shoe. This seems to be about the only way they will understand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-1158354892449321552006-09-15T14:14:00.000-07:002006-09-15T14:14:00.000-07:00Yep, manners are dead in America. One morning on ...Yep, manners are dead in America. <BR/><BR/>One morning on Muni, a young school girl had music screeching out of her cell phone or something. The opertor left his cab and asked her to turn it down. She said no, rudely, and more. He stood there and told her the train wouldn't move until the music was off. She gave him more stuff. So the operator just stood there. She starting talking smack and the operator just stood there. More smack, the operator didn't move. She finally turned it off and silently, he stepped back into the cab. I wanted to hug him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com