Whereas we value daily Kos as a community of friends and allies,
Whereas we are all human here,
Whereas it seems that too much sniping and anger and personalization is going on,
Whereas this is harmful to our forum and our group,
Whereas it is causing feelings of hurt and animosity,
Whereas it is wasting a lot of time and energy,
Whereas most people who are attacking others are, by in large, acting out of good intentions, but are overcome by emotion and are being hysterical.
Whereas there most probably are some agent provocatuers on this site.
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Whereas changing this tone cannot be solved by mandate or screaming, but ultimately only by individual action and efforts,
I hereby resolve to try the following ...
- I will try not attack other people.
- I will try to be bigger than this bickering.
- I will accept that I don't have to have the last word in every exchange.
- I will think twice about posting knee-jerk responses.
- I will try to respect people even when I disagree with them or they disagree with me.
- I will try to respond to anger and attacks not by an escalation of flames, but by either NOT ADDING TO IT, or by trying to calm the waters.
signed,
you?
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MediaRevolution talking now:
This post is intended to change mindsets, not create commandments or anything.
I wouldn't expect anyone to follow this pledge strictly. We're none of us saints. We're human. I'm not trying to be moralistic.
But we've got to work together, we're all we've got.
That's going to involve individuals among us being bigger than the catfight.
I know that when me and a friend or girlfriend both feel like they the victim, and we're both screaming to be heard, nothing gets resolved.
So if you feel someone's being viscious, try to approach them with compassion even as you remonstrate them.
In other words: Be nice. And set an example.