RIP Civility

Reblogged from Author Jolea M. Harrison:

ci·vil·i·ty/səˈvilitē/

Noun:

1. Formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech.

2.Polite remarks used in formal conversation.

Synonyms:

courtesy – politeness – comity – urbanity – complaisance

I was looking at a picture today on Facebook, a perfectly innocuous picture. There shouldn’t have been anything controversial about it and yet, the comments posted about said picture were vitriolic, ugly, nasty and even threatening.

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From my friend Jolea M. Harrison ... I couldn't agree more.