Is the fight for freedom and against tyranny “civil”? We all saw what the Bushes “civility” - “kinder, gentler”, and “compassionate conservatism” - was. It was higher taxes and more unconstitutional socialism.
The fight for freedom isn’t always pretty and tyrants can always assume a “civil” posture in their coercion and oppression of others.
Government by nature is not “civil”. Government coerces and kills - that’s what government does. The way to have a civil society is LIMITED CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT and INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM. A free society will be a “civil” society.
I tend to agree here. Not having to fight unnecessary battles in perpetuity — because crucial bulls were finally taken by the horns — will itself be a recipe for better civility.
I despise the dirty Bushes. That is not my point. Some communities have decivilization to the point other countries warn against travel to them. The speech would be a way to condemn animal behavior by ANY American, but it only pertains to those who have been acting out of instant reaction like animals, not using their frontal cortexes to imbue some humanity and kindness into their behavior.
This is to call the entire country to act decent but it is directed at those who have been animals. Those who have been acting as decent citizens are not affected.
Damn straight Trump should not change one bit. But Obama has never once asked for more civility among “his” people. He INCREASES their list of grievances, encourages the YOU DID ME WRONG mentality, which leads to violence and death. It is the mark of a leader to inspire everyone to be the best they can be. Obama is no leader.