Friday, July 24, 2009

Civil discourse


I've mentioned civil discourse before -- and questioned where it has gone. So I am asking the question again. Why can't our political pundits, commentators, and other public folks speak civilly with one another? Why can't issues rather than personalities be discussed? Why is it necessary to call people names, make slurs about their families, decry who they are? *sigh* 

Are we All so unsure of our positions, ideologies, and opinions that we can't defend them or attack the other side based solely on the issue? 

~ maybe we will return to civil discourse at some time ~ until then, blessings ~ 

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