泰瑞莎·貝珍: 舉止客氣有禮是虛偽的嗎？

舉止客氣有禮是虛偽的嗎？

禮貌客氣到底是什麼？它需要什麼？在這包含了歷史洞見的場演中，政治理論家泰瑞莎·貝珍解釋了禮貌如何一直被當作是包容社會的基礎，且被政黨支持者用來消除反對聲音。貝珍建議我們應該要試著做到「僅僅客氣」：這是一種美德，在根本上不同意別人的意見，但也不要摧毀明天共同生活的可能性。

Civility has often been misused as a tool to silence opposition, but its true value lies in making heated disagreements bearable. From Martin Luther’s 16th-century trolling to the uneasy tolerance in early America, societies have relied on civility to hold together despite deep divides. Civility is not about politeness or respect but about staying engaged, even with those we struggle to tolerate. Real civility allows fundamental disagreement without dissolving the possibility of sharing a life tomorrow.

Civility Is Not Niceness, It Is Courageous Disagreement

*Mere Civility: Disagreement and the Limits of Toleration*

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