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Will Civility Prevail?

AJ Strata hit the nail on the head today with this post. I was particularly impressed with this paragraph:

Most people are quite moderate in their views and open to discussion. I can force some banter through persistence, but it does take work. There are the exceptions, those very vocal. But they tend to be at the extreme ends of the political spectrum. One of the folks I work with just goes off on a liberal tirade against Bush whenever politics comes up - and trust me I like this guy a lot. He is great to work with. But it does seem the intensity of the fringes is muting the voices of the moderates left of center, center and right of center. This is not good for this nation. We need to discuss the issues and resolve a path forward. We need the debate.

One of the many reasons I agreed to write here at J’s was the philosophy she laid out from the very beginning. We would respect the views of those on the right, in the center and on the left and while we might not always agree, we could walk away friends feeling we learned something from civil discussion. Unfortunately, this is something we see very little of whether it be in the press, the blogs or the various mediums of the media.

AJ closes with the following words:

We need to take the time to open up America. And we need to respect the differing views. No more “RINOs”. No more “rightwing”. Because when we do not use our freedom of speech the right way, we end up on a path where we may lose it all together. Showing respect might be hard for some, but it is something we should be doing more of.

Check out the comments under this post while you are there. It seems there are many of us who are feeling the same way these days. Let’s hope it is us who win this battle and not those who do no more than demean and belittle.

Written by Sue

6 Responses to “Will Civility Prevail?”

  1. ~J~ Says:

    July 26th, 2007 at 11:11 pm
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    I think the over-riding consideration when forming this blog was to see if Democrats and Republicans could discuss issues and still walk away friends.

    Sometimes our arguments become combative—no question about that, but at the end of the day we can walk away from it and still be friends.

    I’ve been selective about people I’ve asked to blog with us and when I’ve made a mistake I’ve corrected it to keep the blog what I hope for it to be.

    We do not call names here of each other or of any politician. Each one is called by his or her proper name if not always the title. I will not tolerate Hildabeast or Bushhitler type of names on this blog and all bloggers are aware of that and know to change that in the comments if they see it, to the real names of the people being discussed.

    Civility in our politics has to start somewhere and if the people in charge of our country can’t do it I hope sincerely we can show it can be done. We are not perfect, but we are still experimenting with the idea on this blog.

  2. Guss Says:

    July 27th, 2007 at 5:32 am
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    Sue,

    What a powerful, powerful post. Thank you.

  3. david Says:

    July 27th, 2007 at 7:29 am
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    In all honesty, I consider this to be a wonderful blog. It is part of my daily reading and I am so grateful to have found a place with the unique idea that Americans of differing opinion can have a civil discourse. It’s true in the real world, but you wouldn’t know it on the internet. This blog reflects the reality of America today and every one of you has my gratitude for participating. It’s a much nicer world out there than you would know from reading the partisan blogs.

  4. ~J~ Says:

    July 27th, 2007 at 7:54 am
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    In all honesty, I consider you a wonderful man, David. :x

  5. Sue Says:

    July 27th, 2007 at 9:49 am
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    Guss:
    Thanks. :)

  6. Sue Says:

    July 27th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
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    David:

    Thanks for the kind words.

    I think even in the real world, when politics is broached it can get pretty ugly, but I agree, the blogs in certain circumstances, have gotten almost vile.

    It is sad when ordinary Americans cannot agree to disagree.