Aurora lawmakers creating rules to curb profanity, personal attacks at meetings
‘Some folks are so intimidated that they don’t even want to come to our meetings at all’
Aurora lawmakers creating rules to curb profanity, personal attacks at meetings
‘Some folks are so intimidated that they don’t even want to come to our meetings at all’
PERRY: Go ahead and talk shi*. Aurora lawmakers must shrug off potty mouths
'Lawmakers have been instructed to consume feces, accused of mimicking reproductive organs, or missing anatomical parts, including gonads and cerebral cells. Nothing is off limits at an Aurora City Council meeting these days'

"Lawmakers have been instructed to consume feces, accused of mimicking reproductive organs, or missing anatomical parts, including gonads and cerebral cells. Nothing is off limits at an Aurora City Council meeting these days."
PERRY: Go ahead and talk shi*. Aurora lawmakers must shrug off potty mouths
'Lawmakers have been instructed to consume feces, accused of mimicking reproductive organs, or missing anatomical parts, including gonads and cerebral cells. Nothing is off limits at an Aurora City Council meeting these days'

"Lawmakers have been instructed to consume feces, accused of mimicking reproductive organs, or missing anatomical parts, including gonads and cerebral cells. Nothing is off limits at an Aurora City Council meeting these days."
The Humane Interaction Standard: Preserving Dignity in Digital Spaces
A new social contract designed to foster digital environments where rigorous critique of work occurs without sacrificing the mental well-being of the creator. Critique the work, respect the human.
https://sites.obulou.org/site6.html
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If I was to nominate the two things I find most striking about Mastodon they'd be:
1. the ability to edit posts after posting; this (as my followers will know) is a facility that I use a lot (and thanks to my great crew of typo spotters);
2. the norm of civility that we all maintain; of course trolling & slamming is not completely absent, but at least in my timeline & discussions/conversations civility have been the over-riding characteristic of my exchanges.
Be the Example You Want Our Politicians to Be
Internal party politics is beset with a psychopathic culture. It is hard for many people to be in that culture, so they don't participate.
With the TDG, you can participate more collaboratively. You will enjoy solving problems in this way:
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=27&id=273
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