Etiquette



DP Etiquette

First rule: Don't be a jackass.

Other rules: Do not attack or insult people you disagree with. Engage with facts, logic and beliefs. Out of respect for others, please provide some sources for the facts and truths you rely on if you are asked for that. If emotion is getting out of hand, get it back in hand. To limit dehumanizing people, don't call people or whole groups of people disrespectful names, e.g., stupid, dumb or liar. Insulting people is counterproductive to rational discussion. Insult makes people angry and defensive. All points of view are welcome, right, center, left and elsewhere. Just disagree, but don't be belligerent or reject inconvenient facts, truths or defensible reasoning.

Monday, October 21, 2024

Confronting our worst instincts...

One of my very favorites, presidential historian Jon Meacham, was on Morning Joe this morning.  What a clear thinker and articulate speaker. 

Meacham ended his segment with a stark comment about something I often wonder about:

“So, the choice cannot be clearer. … If in fact [Trump] wins, maybe this is who we are.  And maybe that's the complicated terrible reality that we’re gonna have to confront.”


Yes.  Exactly.  November 5th (and the days that follow until the votes are all counted) will be a defining moment; it will be a solid indicator of who we now are.


Me?  I’m afraid of who we are and what we’ve become.  What better testament can I point to than the violence and viciousness of our entertainment, the audacity of our bald-faced lies, and the denial of civility?



What do you think?  Is Trump who we’ve (as an American society) become?  Make your case.


(by PrimalSoup)

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