Has America entered the era of no
civility? Just how rude has life become? We can blame the tone of our politics
that influence how we behave too. Insults have backed us all into our ideological
corners. It all began with our ever so unique Donald Trump who used insulting
language on his fellow candidates all during the election debates. Trump’s
notable quotes are “Little Marco, Crooked Hillary, Rocket Man, and more. No one
stooped to his level of rudeness and ever called him Dumb Donald or Terrible
Trump although they could have. Protestors hold up signed over the disturbing
immigration issue that say, we care, why don’t you? Then our first Lady Melania
wears a homeless looking jacket with painted letters saying I don’t care. Now
everyone seems to be assaulting people we don’t even know with insults and
threats. Why? When did Americans become so hateful to people we don’t even
really know?
Our country is in a crisis. Is it
a breakdown more of democracy than civility or both? Is it fine that Sara
Saunders was asked to leave a restaurant because of what she says at her job?
Is it fine that Maxine Waters tells folks to create a crowd and make lawmakers
that we don’t agree with feel uncomfortable in public places? Donald Trump
responds with more of a threat by saying things like being met with fire and
fury and that Maxine should be careful of what she wishes for. The violence in
our society is clearly coming from the voice of Donald Trump. He out right
threatens protestors saying that they are looking to be carried out on a stretcher.
Civility should be the basis for a
dialogue. If folks are name calling and harassing people there is no dialogue
any more. There is war, defense and
violence. Should Americans be silenced just because they have a different point
of view? Michele Obama said on July 25, 2016, ‘When they go low , we go high.” Most of us
tried that approach but with this administration we are in the climate of
incivility. Can we make America kind again? How? When Trump is the most vivid manifestation of
our worst instincts? Now we have clansmen proudly walking down Main Street in
full view without their hoods on. The Presidents we remember are the ones who
reached out in hope and peace not paranoia and fear. Our best Presidents
pointed forward and not at one another.
What we have now is a Bully in
Chief who encourages us all to be bullies no matter what we believe in. America
is engaging in a war like stance devoid of sensibility or civility. Between
1980 and 2016 America has had either a Bush or a Clinton on 80% of the voting
ticket. Did America just need a change from a Clinton or did Trump’s lack of
civility and bullying tactics scare us into accepting him? America needs help.
The overwhelming climate of a one sided view in government is the end of
democracy in this country. The Republican dominated House, the Republican
dominated Senate, the Republican dominated Congress, the Republican dominated
Supreme Court, the Republican appointees to all White House positions and the
Republican dominated newly hired Judges by Trump will surely get him re-elected
for another term. Can civility, morals, ethics and integrity survive in this
climate of discontent? We need more than God Bless America. We need a miracle to
save democracy in a climate of autocracy.
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