Civility

 

At the end of an OpEd piece in The New York Times this morning appeared the following question:

 

What are you voting for?

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Your mother's prescription drug costs? Taxes on a partner's small business? Racial inequality? The home you may lose to a wildfire or hurricane? Tell us the single biggest issue driving you to vote in this election, and why it's so important to you. *

Here’s what I wrote:

Civility: formal politeness and courtesy in behavior and speech. In the absence of civility, little can be accomplished to address our differences and improve our lives.

I am just so tired of all the arguments and accusations. Of course, we have differing opinions on a wide variety of topics. But we do not have even the slightest chance of addressing all our problems if we cannot treat each other with at least a modicum of decency. I just hope the winners of all the elections, their supporters and their opponents, will take a deep breath and recognize this.

Have a safe and healthy weekend.

Love,

Rebecca