Morn the Loss of Civility

[Ragrum]

I Morn the Loss of Civility. I've been interested more and more in the observation and discussion on the loss of civility in our society.

Today I witnessed the reason we morn: watching what passes as a news program, CNBC. While interviewing Dick Armey: he called USA political leaders a GANG. Why didn't they just stop the discussion and say: Dick, as much as you are revered, you should re-state your description of our respected leaders.

There is no apparent interest in stopping those that use language to harm and hurt, calling them out, to stop!

There was a time when we relied on us, the people as journalist to be the truth police, to fact check, to hold feet to fire. I Morn because that 4th branch of our society is dead.

[stray cat]

1. It's evident by depersonalizing anyone who votes republican as well

[lame54]

26. I have one question for those people...

Why?

[Ian David]

2. Morn?

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. Morn talked and drank too much

I MOURNed him before
I knew he faked his own death

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-sPdDFPmais/Sac6DX01ZYI/AAAAAAAAAc4/iwaWWL_mR6k/s400/Quarks_Bar,_Who_mourns_for_Morn_2.jpg

[Bluenorthwest]

11. Morn was born an anagram and really stayed as such...

[MilesColtrane]

20. Was his wife's name, Reva?

[lumberjack_jeff]

18. Besides... everyone knows it's spelled "moran". n/t

[lunatica]

9. This is unnecessary.

[SammyWinstonJack]

13. +1

:thumbsup:

[JohnnyLib2]

14. +1

[seabeyond]

3. it is all over the place. i agree. challenging accepting. seems to be our new reality. nt

[spanone]

4. good mourning

[pinboy3niner]

6. Ragrum--click 'Edit' at the bottom of your post

That will allow you to change morn to mourn in the four places it appears.

[mmonk]

7. Eliminationism is the speech of all fascist movements

and the US is currently under at least the partial influence of one.

[lunatica]

8. I think the fourth branch has become the propaganda branch of the

Republican party. They sold out during the Bush Era. They haven't fact checked or held Republicans accountable since the OJ trial.

[pinboy3niner]

10. Would that be the Forth Estate?

:evilgrin:

[blondeatlast]

15. You speak the truth even if it is the Fourth Estate...

:hi:

[Odin2005]

12. It seems things are becoming more polarized very rapidly.

This will not end well.

[pinboy3niner]

16. K

:)

[pinboy3niner]

17. k

:)

[Uncle Joe]

19. I agree with you, civility has taken some major hits in our society.

I also believe arrogance to be a major corrosive dynamic leading to this loss of civility, some people either know more than others or they think they know more, but in either case it's no excuse for arrogance.

Thanks for the thread, ragrum

[pinboy3niner]

22. I wouldn't be so quick to thank the author of the OP

Thinking a new member might be unfamiliar with the editing option, I tried to be helpful. But the Oper disappeared after posting, and the obvious misspelling--which could have been fixed--was never corrected.

Instead, we had a drive-by post. Why? we might wonder. Was it merely to plant a distraction and keep us spinning our wheels instead of doing something more productive? That seems to me a very good question. Perhaps one worth putting to the mods.

I kicked the thread for its amusement value, but I realize now that that was a mistake. I believe anyone who has participated in the thread would be justified in feeling used by a poster who does not have DU interests at heart.

I'm sorry, Uncle Joe, but the disappearance of the poster doesn't put a good light on this.

[Uncle Joe]

23. You may be correct, it may have just been a game.

On the other hand maybe something happened to take the OP away from the thread, or he was embarrassed after the first few posts and logged off, but he's not new, having been a member since 2005.

Peace to you, pinboy.

[pinboy3niner]

24. That's always possible, but I can't help smelling a rat

I'd be happy o be proved wrong. The sentiments seemed to be sincere, but the OPer's abandonment of the thread is highly suspicious, as are the obvious, uncorrected misspellings. But hey, I'm not the boss of DU. :) In cases like this, I let our mods sort it out.

Love & Peace to you, too, Uncle Joe.

[Ragrum]

25. Crazy how people see ghosts

Okies, I posted with a mistake. Sorry. FYI: I am 57 white male, democrat and liberal financial support Obama and my local NC candidates. Also not to be deterred by innuendo. Also FYI: the edit feature times out so unless I were to think my post so important to hover I’d expect there might be future errors.

[Winterblues]

21. But how would they get ratings?

In America the most repulsive one can be is what sells the most..