tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post1946395089321319859..comments2024-03-06T03:15:58.539-05:00Comments on <b>THE NEW REFORM CLUB</b>: A Friend Wants to Know: Why Won't I Shut Up and Get with the Program?Hunter Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-89901704344890014172021-01-18T23:29:35.703-05:002021-01-18T23:29:35.703-05:00The term "civil discourse" is worthy of ...The term "civil discourse" is worthy of reflection. The ones most insistent upon civility seem to regard discourse as more or less expendable. Tim Kowalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02196125161888520769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-52765264102852591282021-01-18T20:32:18.485-05:002021-01-18T20:32:18.485-05:00"Our civic discourse has taken way too much o...<i>"Our civic discourse has taken way too much of a cue from lawyers, who just want to spike the football and drop the mike after every argument. Every sentence seems to end, "case closed."</i><br /><br /><br />Yes, we watch way too much Law & Order, where the search for truth is adversarial, rather than open Plato's Socratic dialogues, where the search for truth is co-operative, and the burden of proof is shared by all.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.com