It seems we
can’t resist abusing one another. Everyday on our ‘social’ media there are post
of potty mouth, offensive videos, and hateful comments and opinions.
Why?
Civic virtue
is the cultivation of habits important for the success of the community. Closely
linked to the concept of citizenship, civic virtue is often conceived as the
dedication of citizens to the common welfare of their community even at the
cost of their individual interests. The identification of the character traits
that constitute civic virtue has been a major concern of political philosophy.
The term civility refers to behavior between persons and groups that conforms
to a social mode, as it being a foundational principle of society and law.
Everyday we
turn on the news to reports of brutality, discourse, offensive behavior and it
has become the ‘new’ normal. Like some sort of action movie, we are attracted
to rude behavior and consequences that numb our moral spirit.
Everyone has
an opinion and following the trail of denigrating, insulting and embarrassing
insulting remarks by our elected leaders, do we need to chime in to rebuke our
bad voting decisions?
You decide,
but I won’t read it.
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