Readers' forum: Civility in public dialogue

Published: Thursday, April 21 2011 12:00 a.m. MDT

Summary

The brashness of some of the leaders and founders of the tea party in Utah is both laughable and problematic. By calling former Gov. Jon Huntsman at best a socialist and at worst a communist they are invoking the McCarthy principles which advocate labels rather than constructive dialogue.

If this is what they are about, I would hope their own members, and other forward thinking people associated with this movement, will inject some sense into their leaders. I am glad Gov. Gary Herbert has chosen to follow what is best for this state rather than being a puppet of these headstrong leaders. If they continue in this type of dialogue, it will be to the discredit of what this movement perhaps intended and will surely cause the rise of the silent majority — something they may not have intended to ignite.

Richard Dunn

Salt Lake City

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MormonDem

Provo, UT

Incivility is not a characteristic of the Tea Party movement. It is the core of the Tea Party movement. Remember how it all started? A bunch of angry people who didn't like (and usually didn't understand) the President's health care proposal, showing More..

3:32 a.m. April 21, 2011
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LDS Liberal

Farmington, UT

1. The LDS church has gone on record about Civil Dialog.
2. Yesterday, the church distanced itself for the GOP in a public statement.

Mike Richards, RedShirt, KM, UncleCharles, ect....

Who's side are you on?
It would More..

9:28 a.m. April 21, 2011
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procuradorfiscal

Tooele, UT

"Civility" is leftist code for "stifling dissent."

Note how the histrionics of leftists like Maher, Huffington, and Moore are never crticized. The leftist playbook calls for demonizing only those that disagree with the More..

5:26 a.m. April 21, 2011
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