The "civility" that you propose...

Posted by rp1@surfnetusa.com (A) on May 14, 2004 at 13:34:07

In Reply to: Civility? posted by Jim Austin on May 14, 2004 at 06:19:28:

is a worthy goal, but I think one of the overwhelming obstacles to it is lack of training our generation recieved in writing and communicating in general.

To phrase things the way you have demonstrated requires a level of skill in thought, and the communication of that thought, that is sorely lacking in my, and the following, generation. If you look at the best writers here it seems that most of them are at the least college grads. Thats what it takes nowdays to reach the basic level of communications representative of a competent high-school graduate of my mother's generation; in fact I would go so far as to say that the 8th grader of her time would easily keep up on grammar and syntax with the best of the writers on the Asylum so far.

The present day reliance on tv as a baby-sitter has reduced the ability of the average human to even HOLD a complex thought let alone express it. And, before the flames begin, I don't exempt myself from that assessment.
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Topic - Civility? - Jim Austin 06:19:28 05/14/04 (24)

Bored take notice... - jeff mai 18:16:56 05/14/04 (0)

Re: Civility? - BillH 16:37:38 05/14/04 (2)

Quite the opposite - kavakidd 17:17:41 05/14/04 (1)

Re: Quite the opposite - BillH 18:30:34 05/14/04 (0)

In fairness to all . . . - Jay 15:05:27 05/14/04 (1)

The voice of reason rings true (nt) - hinduclient 16:20:37 05/14/04 (0)

The "civility" that you propose... - rp1@surfnetusa.com 13:34:07 05/14/04 (0)

Re: Civility? - The Bored 09:00:35 05/14/04 (1)

Re: Civility? - Kevin DD 08:43:29 05/14/04 (0)

Re: Civility? - Great Post - kavakidd 07:36:35 05/14/04 (8)

I think you hit the nail right on the head... - Jack Gribble 09:12:50 05/14/04 (7)

Thanks Jack - kavakidd 09:21:09 05/14/04 (6)

could be... - Jack Gribble 09:31:27 05/14/04 (5)

Economists, eh? - Duke 01:43:38 05/15/04 (4)

LOL...some more quotes... - Jack Gribble 04:37:14 05/15/04 (3)

Economics theory and audio... - Al Sekela 10:32:27 05/15/04 (2)

yep... - Jack Gribble 21:59:48 05/15/04 (1)

Thank you! - Al Sekela 11:56:45 05/16/04 (0)

Freedom is better. - shamburg 07:27:48 05/14/04 (4)

Freedom does not extend to slander and libel ... or trolls - hinduclient 08:00:52 05/14/04 (3)

An occupational hazard of free speech - kjg 09:31:23 05/14/04 (2)

Re: An occupational hazard of free speech - kavakidd 10:52:29 05/14/04 (1)

True enough - kjg 10:57:01 05/15/04 (0)

Well said - bdiament 06:47:36 05/14/04 (0)

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