Public Discourse – Communication
Happy New Year! I have been trying to do this blog on a regular basis and have failed miserably. So, I have made a resolution to do a blog a month (my actual goal is every other week, but I didn’t want to set too high a mark to begin with 😊 !). Like it or not, 2019 marks a year where we will be overwhelmed with people sharing their opinions, ideas, and righteous indignation as we head into another presidential election, have a divided congress, and – at least for the United Methodist Church – make some far reaching decisions about who we are and what we believe. I thought that I would begin 2019 then with some thoughts on communication, and what is known as “public discourse.” At several points in this blog I will quote from this article: The Current State Of Public Discourse By Kovie Biakolo , April 20th 2013 found on the website: https://thoughtcatalog.com/kovie-biakolo/2013/04/the-current-state-of-public-discourse/ . So wherever italicized text appears it is a quote f