The level of freedom we enjoy in the U.S.A. was embedded in our collective attitude from our country’s beginning. So long as they didn’t break the law or infringe on the rights of others, individuals were free to do most anything they wanted. Maverick behavior — what some today call “thinking outside the […]
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… or insulted…
… or angered…
… or displeased…
… or irritated…
… DOES NOT EXIST.
Civil behavior calls for the decent treatment of others but, when it comes to words, almost anything goes.
Good manners dictate that acceptable public commentary be mindful of the audience, but not everyone has good manners.
Common decency says it’s better to speak good of others […]
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I sometimes wonder how the trend toward “political correctness” gained so much steam.
The “practice” has existed for many years but has gone through several evolutions. I don’t know this for a fact, but it wasn’t so many years ago when its latest incarnation seemed to take hold. I think it was just a […]
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As it has in most other areas, I expected the Internet would have a positive impact on the election process, allowing the masses to have access to facts that would reveal the truth about candidates and, on the whole, lead to more rational decisions.
I was wrong.
While the web is a wonderful resource for information, it […]
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I’m regularly puzzled when I hear of people protesting our country’s military. I’m not just talking about an intellectual or moral stance against a war, there are always pros and cons with those situations, I’m referring more to folks who do not want our military to exist, or don’t want them to be able to […]
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The challenge in this great republic is to ensure that our representatives (and those in the government bureaucracy who report to them) respect the majority... and for the majority to respect the minority... and for all to respect the law.
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