Comments on: Civil Discourse

By: Mimi Lenox

Mimi Lenox — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:21:57 +0000

Ah, politics and education. A losing combination.

By: Tarheel Rambler

Tarheel Rambler — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:17:15 +0000

I was over 30 before I realized that what seemed rational to me may be nonsense to someone else. Once I realized that, it occurred to me that it was important to listen long enough to try to understand the perspective of another person. Unfortunately, there are some that don't want to explain their perspective, they just want you to accept what they say at face value. That means there is no room to arrive at compromise. Too much of the world operates this way.

By: Tarheel Rambler

Tarheel Rambler — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:14:29 +0000

You're right on all counts, Jaffer. I get a headache every time a politician starts spouting off about the system being broken. Instead of trying to fix it they usually end up becoming part of the problem.

By: meleahrebeccah

meleahrebeccah — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:08:42 +0000

“Any discussion of issues from opposite points of view too often degenerate into name calling and finger pointing. There is absolutely no interest in compromise, or even trying to identify the best solution for a problem. “

Ya know, THAT is SO TRUE. And it's such a shame. Truly. I wish people would realize wasting all of that time and energy, should really be directed towards towards achieving a solution.

By: Jaffer

Jaffer — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:12:50 +0000

One upon a time, good men – whom society actually looked up to – were given absolute and divine power.
People were good and their small societies prospered but on little.

Then came a time when some bad men replace the good men – and ruined all chances of “benevolent-dictatorship”

Now we have a very large society – and a system where the good leader is actually powerless.

Man is greedy by nature – can't change that. If the system is working for the greedy man and you want to change it – you will have to fight him first.
That's why there are too many of them in our governments. A hard day's work at the factory or the office ? They don't want to here of it.

The point is – you are in a limbo.