Monkey See, Monkey Do...
I am not interested in political flaming. I am not interested in who is voting for whom. That is a personal choice. It is what makes this country great. Not only do we get to choose our leaders, but we as women, also get to be a part of that! And still less than a hundred years for that! And wow did our sisters, fight hard for that.
What I am interested in, is the amount of badgering I am seeing. It is downright middle school. How in the world are we supposed to teach our children about cyber bullying and its affects when the adults are just as guilty of it? I can not tell you how many horrible comments I have seen in the cyber worold directed at the candidates. Would these people dare say that right to their face? Maybe a select few would be dumb enough. And then they would be quickly wrestled to the ground and have a foot on their neck.
I understand that this is a free country, and we do have freedom of speech. I also understand that the internet is not regulated. But let's be real here. If your child was being harassed the way these men are--and grown up and all they are still someone's child--you can not tell me you would not go all Mama Bear for your cub.
So I ask you: How do we prevent cyber bullying when the adults are just as bad, if not worse??
What I am interested in, is the amount of badgering I am seeing. It is downright middle school. How in the world are we supposed to teach our children about cyber bullying and its affects when the adults are just as guilty of it? I can not tell you how many horrible comments I have seen in the cyber worold directed at the candidates. Would these people dare say that right to their face? Maybe a select few would be dumb enough. And then they would be quickly wrestled to the ground and have a foot on their neck.
I understand that this is a free country, and we do have freedom of speech. I also understand that the internet is not regulated. But let's be real here. If your child was being harassed the way these men are--and grown up and all they are still someone's child--you can not tell me you would not go all Mama Bear for your cub.
So I ask you: How do we prevent cyber bullying when the adults are just as bad, if not worse??
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Kinda hard to do that now. The victim gets in trouble for self-defense.
Then you go on the internet and people are fairly safe from the punch in the nose, or even from the "principal's office". So it can easily descend into a free for all. Only a society that truly values civility will nurture it.
On the other hand, how long have elected officials lowered themselves to the same incivility? And then there's the dismal job performance. And they vote themselves raises. It's hard to have respect for someone in such an office when they don't treat the office with respect themselves. I think some of the rancor the candidates are experiencing was brought on by themselves.
Sorry for the novel. I'm going to bury myself until the election so I can keep my mouth in check. ;)
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