Rich: Rudeness and courtesy

Sometimes, I have decided, rudeness works.Sometimes, it’s even called for.I had to do a lot of thinking on this because I advocate kindness and courtesy.But if someone is being abused publicly, I can see the need for rudeness to spare the victim.When I experienced a home invasion several years ago, I was quite rude. There was no graciousness and I did not offer them a cold drink as I always do to…