to show respectful submission; yielding to someone else (generally given to someone who has more experience or senior to you); dutifulness
afuyeas
@afuyeas.bsky.social
What I'm gathering from this guy's comment section is that a lot of people confuse politeness with deference. The opposite of "polite" isn't "casual" which he explains very well https://youtu.be/PUj6DhVKBYM?is=BjZPrRRYLEuqwtUY?...
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Servelan
@servelan.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy
I think he didn't hear the deference he expected.
Donald Trump suddenly leaves in middle of Supreme Court arguments
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-exit-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-case-11769414
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Martin Scheinin
@martinscheinin.bsky.social
Congratulations, Matilda Merenmies, the jury unanimously awarded you the PhD in Law at the European University Institute for your thesis 'Gendered deference. The margin of appreciation and the protection of gendered rights in the European Court of Human Rights' https://www.eui.eu/events?id=586202?id=58...
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