If the government is <\/i>not <\/i><\/b>irreparably broken, then how can we fix it?\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
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Today\u2019s suggestion is simple.\u00a0 Actually, it\u2019s elementary.\u00a0 The elect need to \u201cgo back to school.\u201d\u00a0 No, they don\u2019t need to enroll in the closest Econ class (although that might be helpful).<\/i>\u00a0 They need to go back to kindergarten.<\/p>\n
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Follow me here…\u00a0 In recent years and certainly weeks\/months, the elect\u2019s behavior has been absent of several key, elementary virtues.\u00a0 The Intramuralist has been increasingly disturbed by their behavior; several of you have voiced similar dismay.\u00a0 How they talk to<\/i> each other \u2014 about<\/i> each other, how they treat one another, and how they sometimes speak to us \u2014 especially if they think we share an opposing viewpoint \u2014 has been awful… all this from supposedly intelligent men and women.\u00a0 Once again, neither intelligence nor party allegiance matters.\u00a0 The President, Congress, and leaders of all parties have been terrible at being clearly, consistently truthful and offering regular respect to others.\u00a0 Truth and respect are elementary virtues \u2014 taught to us in kindergarten.<\/p>\n
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Borrowing from Robert Fulghum\u2019s insightful, 1988 classic, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten,<\/em> allow me to suggest a few specifics our otherwise intelligent elect have forgotten.\u00a0 In order to fix our government, these need to be generously employed:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Allow me to also add a few more of my own…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Regardless of proclaimed intelligence, our elect have forgotten what\u2019s elementary.\u00a0 My current sense is they don\u2019t even fake it well.\u00a0 And unfortunately, too often too many of us join in their reindeer games.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wait… I have one more suggestion I learned in kindergarten.\u00a0 Well, actually, I didn\u2019t learn it then because it wasn\u2019t available.\u00a0 But when I was in kindergarten, there was no way to arrogantly broadcast my opinion, have likeminded others affirm my disrespectful articulation, and then never be forced to wrestle with the validity of my own perspective.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As our elect \u201cgo back to school,\u201d will someone please advise them to stay off of social media?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Respectfully,<\/p>\n AR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If the government is not irreparably broken, then how can we fix it?\u00a0 Today\u2019s suggestion is simple.\u00a0 Actually, it\u2019s elementary.\u00a0 The elect need to \u201cgo back to school.\u201d\u00a0 No, they don\u2019t need to enroll in the closest Econ class (although that might be helpful).\u00a0 They need to go back to kindergarten. Follow me … <\/p>\n\n
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