Civil courteous address, respectful discourse, polite debate have all become a sign of fraud or weakness. Truth's strength can only be found when no effort is made to avoid acrimony, only in this way can reality be revealed - the truth must hurt.
Lies to give a sence of false comfort doesn't work. Great example is the Chernobyl desaster. The government tried to lie about it's sevarity which only made the problem worse. They did manage to avoid panic, but at the cost of thousands of lives.
I'd say almost exactly the opposite. Discourteous address, disrespectful discourse, impolite debate have always been a sign of fraud or weakness. Truth's strength can only be found when an effort is made to avoid acrimony.
I believe you can tell the truth without being rude in most cases. There is a big difference between civility and respect while discussing things - and lying.
This apparent trend saddens me a great deal, and I've never been known for being overly concerned with being too nice at the expense of speaking what I believe to be accurate.
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