Practice like a Stoic: 22, Roll with insults

Use self-deprecating humor when someone tries to offend you

The Philosophy Garden, Stoicism and beyond

There is literally no #requirement at all for #LawEnforcementOfficers to know the #law they're supposed to #enforce (and abide by, theoretically), and, in fact, this #knowledge often hinders them from their most important work of #punishing everyone who would dare #offend the #Sheepdogs who watch over #sheep, I guess. Like us.

If you get #murdered, though, there's like a 60% chance they'll find out who did it. Or say they did.

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/10/4th-circuit-to-cops-arresting-someone-for-following-your-instructions-means-you-dont-get-any-immunity/

4th Circuit To Cops: Arresting Someone For Following Your Instructions Means You Don’t Get Any Immunity

No matter how you might feel about constitutional rights or which ones are your favorites, the fact remains that it’s often people with the least amount of cultural cachet and/or the most to …

Techdirt
Danica Roem Misgendered by Virginia Lieutenant Governor

Winsome Earle-Sears first refused to apologize for calling trans lawmaker by a male honorific, then said she had "no intent to offend."

Metro Weekly

Labour is splitting over Keir Starmer’s unquestioning support for Israel | Vox Political
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2023/10/27/labour-is-splitting-over-keir-starmers-unquestioning-support-for-israel/

#Keir Starmer #Labour #Israel #Gaza #offend #Muslim #Islam #UK #backbencher #Shadow Cabinet #South Wales Islamic Centre

Labour is splitting over Keir Starmer’s unquestioning support for Israel

Keir Starmer has nobody to blame but himself for the latest controversy affecting the Labour Party. For once, he can’t claim Jeremy Corbyn is responsible for the words that came out of his mo…

Vox Political

CLIMATE REPORTING QUANDRY
How to expand on record-setting temperatures without biting the fossil fuel hand that feeds…

The Media Has No Idea How to Cover Extreme Heat

https://newrepublic.com/post/174301/media-no-idea-cover-extreme-heat

News outlets are reporting on record-setting temperatures—but telling us little else about this catastrophic inferno we’re living (and dying) through.

#climate #record #temperatures #offend #fossilindustry #corruptjournalism #moneycorrupts #advertisers

The Media Has No Idea How to Cover Extreme Heat

News outlets are reporting on record-setting temperatures—but telling us little else about this catastrophic inferno we’re living (and dying) through.

The New Republic
"Don’t insult the alligator till you’ve crossed the stream." — Country Expression — — — #CountryExpression #quote #quotes #insult #demean #offend #ridicule #danger #safety #quip #snarky
We certainly wouldn't want to #offend the #billionaire would we #PCMag?

#offend : to strike against

- French: Offendre

- German: beleidigt

- Portuguese: ofender

- Spanish: ofende

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