What can be done about the young people growing up today?
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I don’t have an appropriate photo, so here is my dog, Magnus. He has manners and civility, both.
Today I went to a luncheon where most people disliked the President of the United States. That is allowed, in this country. No one will arrest them for their views. But, one man said something that has really made me think. Someone asked “What ever happened to civility and manners?” And He said “That was before they began to calling manners and civility ‘Political Correctness’ and mocking them.”
This surprised me. I NEVER think of manners as being politically correct. Manners are simply manners. But, it is true that Political Correctness stops conversation. It is true that it shames people, on purpose. To me Political Correctness is the thing that keeps us from being able to speak truthfully about anything that might be called a stereotype. Where do you think Stereotypes come from? It comes from things being lumped together, rightly or wrongly.
My contention is that we need a lot more of both of those things. Manners are not taught to children like they once were. And Civil disobedience is encouraged on school campuses. No wonder we are living in a time when both are lacking.
A friend wrote about the young today:
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One thought on “What can be done about the young people growing up today?”
I believe that being political correct is necessary in our lives. To me, being political correct is the same as being sensitive to others? feelings, the same as being polite or kind. It?s diplomacy. Being politically correct is never using the N word. I suppose there are more complicated situations ehen being politically forrect is difficult to achieve, but I feel it must.