Back to the Basics of Good Behavior

The land of the free has become in many instances The Land of the Free-Wheeling.   At this point, your Musical Patriot is reduced to a review of some "rules" of common courtesy.  Since the American culture doesn't seem to care much for "rules," let us call these guidelines.  Here, then, is a short excerpt from a respected book on simple -- but important -- manners.

 

  A Gentleman Says the Right Thing

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A gentleman does not brag.

 

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A gentleman does not whine. 

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How to Be a Gentleman.  A Timely Guide to Timeless Manners, by John Bridges. Harper Horizon, 2022, p. 95.

 

N.  B.   Any similarity to any living person is not necessarily coincidental.  

 

 

 

 

From the Autocrats' Playbook

 As described in the book Strongmen by Ghiat, the autocrat attempts to set up a political climate in which citizens are afraid to criticize the would-be dictator for fear of what will happen to them if the dictator comes to power.  This hideous tactic used by Hitler, Mussolini, and others, is intimidating and insidious.  All the more reason to openly and strongly oppose the presumptuous tyrant.