It seems worth repeating that civility is an important part of governance, civics, politics, society, and our daily lives.
We, and our governance, can also profit by our learning:
~ some collaborative leadership.
~ about consensus building.
~ about a deeperlevel of tolerance.
~ about sources of conflict an cohesion.
~ how people fudamentally different from one another develop sensitivities which enable them to co-operate effectively.
We ar at our civic best when we:
~ are listening and hearing.
~ are working in partnership with others
~ lead by example.
~ have the courage to be appropriately humble.
~ are practicing productive democratic talk.
~ show up.
We all have some learning to do. I like to remember what my old aunt used to say, "By beginning, we are half way there."
Other saying worth rememberting are: Democracy breeds solidarity solidarity and justice. Democracy exists where and when it is being practiced. The practice of democracy is not difficult.
rcs