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Originally Posted by rubicon
My take on this goes to two issues. First political correctness has been so ingrained into our thinking that too may of us have forgotten how to have a civil discussion because the immediate reaction to a word or the content of a statement is immediately taken as an affront. Think about how many people you are comfortble with kidding or teaseing anymore. I can think of two my wife and my brother other than that I hold back because experience has taught me that too many people over-react.
Secondly, this country is so decisively divided; especially politically that just being in the opposite political party is enough to set a person off. Just watch the news from the standpoint of what I just said and I promise you that you will see examples of this story after story.
That old live and let live philosophy simply is dying out...and it is a heartbreaker
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Your point about the "news" is spot on. I said this the other day. I can think of NOT ONE news media that reports total stories. I can only imagine true and real journalists from the past as they watch this group...the MSM...be above reproach, and very seldom questioned on WHAT they report nor WHAT THEY DO NOT report.