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Let's Be Civil
Jun. 26th, 2018 07:51 amSince civility, decorum and politeness seem to be on everybody's mind today, herewith are my two cents.
I'm all in favor of civility, decorum and politeness. But that does tend to go both ways. If you're uncivil to me, don't expect me to be civil to you. (I'll certainly *try* to be civil. Just don't be surprised if I'm not.) And calling me a "libtard" or other slurs is uncivil.
Again, I'm in favor of civility. However, calls for civility frequently have the effect of preventing change. Social change, from women getting the vote to the civil rights movement, only happened because people weren't polite.
tl;dr: Civility is nice, but sometimes change requires not being nice.
I'm all in favor of civility, decorum and politeness. But that does tend to go both ways. If you're uncivil to me, don't expect me to be civil to you. (I'll certainly *try* to be civil. Just don't be surprised if I'm not.) And calling me a "libtard" or other slurs is uncivil.
Again, I'm in favor of civility. However, calls for civility frequently have the effect of preventing change. Social change, from women getting the vote to the civil rights movement, only happened because people weren't polite.
tl;dr: Civility is nice, but sometimes change requires not being nice.
