politeness

It is also about appearance, politeness, and respectability.

Even though I was horrified by his charm, and incredibly often, his knack for peddling misinformation with a smile, part of me was thrilled to see how high he could rise in the Republican Party by weaponizing persona shifts and Midwestern politeness.

Politeness and empathy are branded as feminine and weak.

However, this hasn't stopped political commentators from stressing that politeness and civility are “what the country has been saying they want more of.”

And forget all of his usual outward politeness.