truth dancer wrote:Do you feel this way about an politician. Like addressing a Senator as "Honorable" or your local Mayor as such? Or your Doctor doctor? Would you not call a catholic priest Father, or a minister pastor? In our society we have cultural conventions of civility. It is quite simple. Of course our civility in the USA is on the decline. Dress, language, culture, movies, magazines and so on reflect this.
Yes I feel this way about everyone.
We are all just regular people doing our best to manage life.
No one is better because of positions of power, or birthright or knowledge, or money or because they claim to be better than another.
A few months ago the Queen of England visited Williamsburg, and the event sort of made me sick inside... so many people "worshipping" her, bowing, groveling, etc. etc. I see it with movie stars, wealthy and famous folks, religious leaders (not just LDS ones).
What you call "conventions of civility," I call archaic terms of heirarchy and power... (smile). They need to go the way of the dinosaur!
Hi TD, as usual, "...i'm with you Babe..." old song paraphrased... Standards of "civility" change with time and awareness. I'm quite surprised to see this polarizing the site as it seems to have! Can't help but wonder "why". AND, the name-calling, intolerances...Like WOW! Play-ground sand-box, or what?? LOL! All because someone expresses a nonconforming opinion??
Mentioned at the beginning, restaurants under a form of lock-down because LDS elite are patrons?? I'd have never known that, living away up in Canada land where politicians and local 'nobilitity' share accomodations equally--OK, prices do tend to seperate. It seems only when out of country celebs visit that we witness security that is foreign to us.
Personally i'm not, nor ever have been much of a title-person. This does not mean i'm not a person without respect of others. Generally it's the ease by which a name roles off my tongue that determines what i use. I simply believe whom ever i might be addressing would honour my choice, should the not? Is their ego more important than "civility"? Interesting that N.A. political heads tossed of crowns and robes of office, yet somehow the masses are expected to treat them as if fully garbed Royalty. What gives here?
Watched a program yesterday featuring Con-men. This one, posed as a Priest and married a couple, who went away to live happily-ever-after. Until they became aware of the ruse. (Ignorance is bliss?) Made me think of the couples i joined together in Holy Marimony as a LDS authorized by church and state officer to perform the service. I couldn't help but consider the absurdity of a piece of signed paper lending such unquestioned credibility to anotherwise ordinary 'Joe'. Which begs a few questions re the BIG con that might base much of the Officiousness that tends to condition individual response to "Authority" or those considered worthy of adulation...
YIKES!! I stepped out of place here WAAAAAAAAAAAA!! PLease forgive me TD???????????????? ~dancer~