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America’s Problem Is With Civility, Not Free Speech

By Filings on Fri, 11/03/23
Society & Culture
Civility
Public Discourse
Tribalism
Freedom of Speech

“The erosion of civility not only undermines the fabric of society but also weakens the nation’s ability to stand united in the face of external threats. It is a wake-up call to recognize that a house divided against itself cannot withstand threats from without.” - Providence

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Topics: Donald Trump Jr, Decline of the Right, Civility, Politicized Churches
  • Donald Trump Jr.: Turning the Other Cheek ‘Has Gotten Us Nothing’
  • “Ahmari’s attack on French moves beyond simply an attack on French’s support for religious liberty, and moves to an attack on French’s civility”
  • “For many in contemporary American life, no matter their politics or religion, ‘kindness’ is equated with weakness.”
  • Almost half of Americans say people have gotten ruder since the COVID-19 pandemic
  • "Without maintaining at least some cultural norms, all the formal law in the world can’t save a polity from becoming a nasty, poor, brutish dystopia."

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