I also have a sense that it's rude not to respond to every person, but I've had to get over that, here. I think the type of politeness we've been taught in america has become ridiculous to the point of being more like part of our Culture of Fear. When the newspeople don't dare argue with the presidential candidates, etc, it's no longer politeness, but fear and smoothing over of reality and the truth.
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