Why did I start this blog? I started this blog, as you can see from the Welcome message, because I believe that the people of this country need to be reminded that intelligence is mandatory in this age. Somewhere in the past few years, it seems that it became acceptable to mispronounce "nuclear"; it became acceptable to forget fifth-grade language skills and second-grade spelling skills. The social conscience has become dulled by corporations and politics; the general population has forgotten that they are entitled to civil liberties; they've even forgotten what those liberties are that they learned about in 10th-grade civics class. They've lost sight of critical thinking skills. And all that they learned about America being founded on tolerance, respect for others and self-respect has gotten lost in the marketing of mean music, intolerant and impolite conversation, and the encouragement of bullying behaviour.And I think this country is better than that. We have to be if we are going to compete with other countries in which education, knowledge, intelligence and civility are respected and expected.So the point of this blog is not just to rant about the lack of manners and good grammar that bombard us daily; rather, it is figure out how we can move toward a better and stronger standard and cultural norm.
Labels: civility, courtesy, intelligence, respect