News

How can the U.S. restore civility? This panel has some ideas

May 26, 2017 /

MATR Sponsor (view all)

PFL Tech Inc. is a marketing technology company that provides sales enablement and marketing automation solutions, as well asprinting, mailing, and fulfillment services. They also provide some great Montana Jobs.

When Billings Public Library Director Gavin Woltjer selected civility two months ago as the topic for Thursday’s panel discussion, "I had no idea what was about to transpire," with all eyes on Montana following GOP congressional candidate Greg Gianforte’s alleged assault Wednesday of reporter Ben Jacobs.

Crisp said the problem today is that "incivility starts at the top (of the federal government), and that makes me nervous." By contrast, during past struggles, all of them violent — the labor movement, the civil rights movement, the years following the Civil War — the federal government "stood up for principles like civility and the First Amendment."

By MIKE FERGUSON [email protected]

Full Story: http://billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/how-can-the-u-s-restore-civility-this-panel-has/article_15bfa69a-b6b7-5dee-8532-647e77646c61.html

***

TED Talk – How to exploit democracy | Laura Galante http://www.matr.net/article-77117.html