Governance With RCS: Try it where you live. Here among these governance blogs are two posts similar to this one: Civics for the Free and the Brave; Civics for the Free and the Brave (1)
It is useful to remember that civility is an important part of effective civics and politics.
We can benefit and profit by leaning:
~ more of "civility."
~ some collaborative leadership.
~ about consensus building.
~ a deeper level of tolerance.
~ about sources of conflict.
~ how people who are fundamentally different from one another can develop sensitivities that will enable them to get along.
We are at our civic best when we:
~ are listening.
~ are working in partnership with others.
~ lead by example.
~ have the courage to be appropriately humble.
Learn, educate yourself, find out what others have to say, organize, plan,
act.
We
have a lot to learn. My old aunt said that by beginning we are
halfway there. After that, one does one's best to keep on keeping on.
by Richard Sheehan