Well, we don’t need to speak nicely about anything or anyone. We do have the First.

But we should be civil. Which is different than being nice, but is far more important. Many generals in war are not terribly nice to their enemies. They are, however, civil.

We lost more than ordered discourse in our abrogation of the societal pact with civility.

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NewJazz 4 days ago | parent [-]

Wtf are you talking about? You want me to treat people like Charlie Kirk like an enemy in war? Do you know what happens in war? Do you know just how often even the minimal rules in the Geneva convention are violated?

	▲	bilbo0s 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		> You want me to treat people like Charlie Kirk like an enemy in war? Maybe you haven't paying attention, but liberals and conservatives are already treating each other like they are enemies in a war. Tit for tat assassinations. Why do you think when liberals get killed, for instance, Melissa Hortman, the conservatives in power don't even lower the flag. None of that has anything to do with me or my views. I mean, if it makes you feel any better, my preference would be that we divest both liberals and conservatives of power. So it'd be better to direct your question/admonition at liberals and conservatives guy. I'm apolitical. > Do you know what happens in war? I first got off the bus in Quantico for PLC in 1991. Even then, I had no illusions about what happens in war. This is what makes civility important. I won't go too far into it, but civility and discipline, believe it or not, are the only things keeping officers on both sides alive. No one will admit it to you, but it's the only thing preventing soldiers from doing a whole lot more than just breaking a few trifling Geneva Conventions.