PULL QUOTE: “Accusations, name-calling, shaming, threats and bullying are the tools of those lacking in rhetorical skills. Irrespective of their ages, those who employ such tactics are like children unable to participate in adult level debates. Due in part to the internet it seems that in this 21st century world the ramblings of fools overwhelm the wisdom of intelligence on many occasions.”
Decorum and the lack thereof
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