Pledge of Civil Discourse - 2025 Edition!!
Here's my pledge to everyone interacting with me online, whether by this site or through any number of the Press’s socials:
1) I will not call you names, nor will I refer to any group of people derogatorily.
2) I will not curse at you because we disagree about politics, or religion, or any other subject.
3) I will hear you out, consider your points, and respond to the best of my ability.
4) I will provide supporting evidence for my opinions as I see fit, but also as requested, and I welcome supporting evidence for your positions if we disagree. I'm open to the opportunity you have by this process to teach me something!
5) I will endeavor to be consistent in my statements. I'll be searching out my own philosophical inconsistencies and working to resolve them every step of the way with you. (This may be the most difficult one, I admit!)
6) I will not be afraid to change my opinion, when you have persuaded me.
7) I will ask you to observe the same rules of decorum as I do, and together, we the people may begin to restore our frayed national discourse.
Lane Pianta
Publisher
Z-Sides Press