Posted by Susan J on October 31, 2003, at 9:27:35
In reply to Re: Civility, posted by Dr. Bob on October 30, 2003, at 16:33:46
> In fair Babble, where we lay our scene,
> From ancient grudge brakes to new mutiny,
> Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.Please respect the views of others even if you think they're wrong. Please be sensitive to their feelings even if yours are hurt. Please don't mutiny even if your grudge is ancient?
Bob
This is a quote from Romeo and Juliet, where Shakespeare is commenting on how supposed civility and civil people do horribly uncivil things to one another, in the name of civility.I'm not disrespecting the views of others here and I don't think any *person* here is wrong. I *do* think there is something intrinsically wrong with the culture here that purports to be supportive and yet so obviously fosters such discontent...
And since *I* cannot articulate the problems that I see, I turned to Shakespeare....
poster:Susan J
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