Where We Live: Incivility In Politics
Where's the respect?
Negative ad campaigning for the mid-term elections has already gotten nasty, but as candidates come head to head in debates will they play nice or throw civility out the window?
Today we look at civility in politics, or rather, the lack of it. Midterm elections are around the corner and many campaigns have not been taking the high road.
Incivility pervades today’s politics and seemingly has become worse since Barack Obama took office. The President seems to project civility, rationality, but while he preaches diplomacy, we see an increasingly hostile political discourse.
Today, Where We Live, we’ll ask: Are things actually less civil in politics today or is it just amplified by modern technology and media?
Our conversation comes in advance of a Connecticut Forum conversation about The End of Civility.
We’ll talk to one of the panelists, as well as the author of the new book “Rude Democracy: Civility and Incivility in American Politics.”
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Oct 25 Public Forum in Greenwich will Emphasize Civility
PANEL DISCUSSION WITH:
JOHN YEMMA, Editor-in-Chief, Christian Science Monitor
CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Former Connecticut Congressman
MARK ZANDI, Chief Economist, Moody’s Analytics
STEPHEN MOORE, Editorial Board Member, Wall Street Journal
Public is invited to an important, non-partisan panel discussion on government and the economy conducted in a civil manner seeking common ground
The Common Ground Committee’s first public forum event features a group of well-known panelists offering contrasting perspectives on the key question, “What is The Government’s role in the Nation’s Economy?” We expect the forum to generate thoughtful discussion on important policy issues and choices relating to economic recovery. The Committee has identified the Christian Science Monitor as a preferred news media participant to work with us toward achieving the desired goals of “Light Without Heat.” The Monitor is uniquely suited for this role as a publication devoted to seeking truth, whose motto is “To Injure No Man, but to Bless All Mankind.”
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