Both kinds of decency operate to preserve a fiction of greater equality than actually prevails. One kind is humane. It lends dignity to those who lack it in a given situation. The other kind is just cowardice sublimated into ceremony.
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The decency of refraining from punching down/kicking someone while they're down/fighting fair The decency of not rocking the boat, not punching up, not provoking the powerful etc.
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Type 1 indecency evokes outrage in people with normal levels of compassion. Nobody likes to see a bully beating up on a weaker person. Type 2 indecency evokes fear of being caught up as collateral damage in any disproportionate response. Stepping in to protest vs. moving away.
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