Gen. Colin Powell Lessons on Civility in Public Life and Politically Diverse Friendships - Some reflections in early grief. #ColinPowell #EmilyPosts emilypostnews.com/p/gen-colin-po…
Gen. Colin Powell always said about politics, “It’s just business.” He meant, it’s not personal.
It helps to make political issues “just business” because it takes out the emotional charge.
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It helps to make political issues “just business” because it takes out the emotional charge.
#ColinPowell #civility thread (2/)
The public knows Colin Powell could be mean and judgemental because of his hacked emails.
It was a shame his privacy was taken.
He was so careful in public life to moderate his speech and his writing. He didn’t inflame people with words.
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It was a shame his privacy was taken.
He was so careful in public life to moderate his speech and his writing. He didn’t inflame people with words.
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So there is a way to have #civility in speech, writing and in person, while privately saying how you really feel. It really brings down the heat and tempers. (4/)
I’d like to see people in power be like Colin Powell— more careful in choosing words in public that can be a reasonable debate, rather than inciting anger and sometimes violence.
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