Showing posts with label civil discourse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label civil discourse. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

You can disagree with me...














...but can't you do so thoughtfully and respectfully? 

I'm disturbed by the poorly reasoned and hateful way people "discuss" issues these days. I wrote about this problem last year in my (then) local newspaper, and I'm still concerned about the issue. So I'm re-sharing my opinion piece here. (Go to Page 7.) What do you think? Can we disagree civilly?

Thursday, July 30, 2015

You don't have to agree with me....



...but can't you do so thoughtfully and respectfully? 

I'm disturbed by the poorly reasoned and hateful way people "discuss" issues these days. Here's an opinion piece I wrote about the problem, published yesterday in our local paper, the Northeast Suburban Life. (Go to Page 7.) What do you think? Can we disagree civilly?