Posted by Dr. Bob on August 11, 2009, at 3:27:00
In reply to Re: Lou's reply to Mr. Hsiung-prtx » Sigismund, posted by BayLeaf on August 10, 2009, at 20:56:35
> I like this statement very much, "A community can be judged by the manner in which its most vulnerable members are treated. "
Me, too. One way of looking at it is that the most vulnerable members here are those who are unwilling or unable to be civil.
I also liked:
> > In the same way, a decent community will abstain from, and if necessary prevent, ridicule and scapegoating.
A decent community will be civil.
Scapegoating can be complicated, though, and the individual as well as the community may play (often unintentionally) a role.
Bob
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