CLOSING THE CONFLICT WITH A HANDSHAKE
In Russia, where the shipping company CDEK has around 36,000 pickup points, an incident showed how a routine situation can quickly spiral out of control.
In the city of Sterlitamak, a man went to pick up a package with his son, but things took a turn when he felt another customer was being rude to the employee at the counter.
The father, outraged, started yelling at the customer about how he should behave. The argument escalated quickly, turning into a physical fight with punches and shouting, while CDEK employees tried to handle the chaos, and the child watched, traumatized. In the end, after the tensions settled, the men shook hands and went about their day as if nothing had happened.
Meanwhile, not far from there, the outcome and conclusion of this encounter were quite similar. Only those who’ve experienced something like this can truly understand why these things happen.
This gesture acts as an emotional closure, allowing both parties to process and "file away" the experience, turning aggression into a socially accepted act of respect and reconciliation. It’s a way to transform the conflict into something that, paradoxically, strengthens certain bonds of camaraderie.
These are intrinsic social and cultural norms of masculinity, where violence or physical confrontation is sometimes seen as a way to establish hierarchies or resolve disputes.
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THOSE WHO PREACH TOLERANCE ARE OFTEN THE MOST INTOLERANTThe ones who pride themselves on being open and respectful are often the most aggressive when faced with opposing views. They don’t seek debate but rather to impose their beliefs, and when someone disagrees, they resort to insults, censorship, and personal attacks.
For them, tolerance only applies if you agree with their stance. They live in echo chambers where they only hear like-minded opinions, and when someone challenges their ideas, they see it as a threat rather than a different perspective. Their response isn’t dialogue—it’s hostility—because deep down, they don’t want to argue, they want to control the narrative.
True tolerance means accepting diverse viewpoints without violence or censorship, yet many have turned their version of tolerance into a rigid dogma that leaves no room for dissent. Ironically, those who talk the most about tolerance are often the first to attack those who simply think differently.
A man tries to debate random people on the street about abortion. People share their opinions—until a mother, with her young daughter, decides to silence the dissenter.
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