Given the choices of candidates, in 2008, that had a viable chance of winning the presidency, we endorsed Barack Obama for president in the general election, but that doesn't mean that we don't differ with the policies of his administration sometimes. "Commons" tries to be respectful when we differ with anybody about politics, but being courteous and respectful in political debate doesn't seem to be the case in some surprising places in the corporate media.
Some media broadcasters have made villainous and vitriolic statements about politicians and others with whom they disagree with, even the president. Some of the statements have gone beyond common decency and some others seem to have gone beyond 1st amendment rights and protections. Money and status apparently puts some above the law, not to mention in violation of their alleged faith. Some of these broadcasters seem to have an open or slight Christian facade, which is even more surprising, but it is not just broadcasters caught up in duplicitous behavior these days, of course.
Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, said that anybody who says, "You fool," could face hell. In our society, which unfortunately seems to be more and more undisciplined, the word "fool" seems relatively tame, and this instruction often is neglected, but Jesus's instruction in this matter is a lesson in civility and godliness, and societies and individuals who heed this lesson pave the road to peace.
[Revised on same day as first posted.]
Copyright 2009, Party of Commons TM
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