Incivility threatens democracy – Arizona Daily Sun

Category: Democracy

I recently wrote a letter to the editor, which the Daily Sun published on Sunday, January 29th (We Won't 'Just Get Over It'). I accessed the Daily Sun website, and noted that there were eight online responses. All but one were very negative, nasty, personal attacks. One person even told me to "Watch my health," which sounds very much like a threat to me.

It's a sad day for this country when people feel free to threaten someone for simply voicing his or her opinion. This is America, which means that everyone has a constitutional right to express their opinion, and no one has the right to suppress the opinions of those who don't agree with them. You have every right to disagree with me or anyone else, but when you attack and/or threaten people, you are doing grave damage to the fabric of democracy in America.

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February 6th, 2017
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