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The Southern Gentleman ... aimed higher – not from snobbery (which is itself another closed form, another mirror), but from the conviction that standards are meant to be kept, that culture is not an ornament but a discipline, practiced as one practices prayer, citizenship or love.
This fight between Donald Trump and Elon Musk is just one more example of the rudeness, tantrums and unreason governing our digital age.
In the grand scheme of things, these simple gestures don’t take that long to teach our children – at least, if we continually model them to the little eyes watching us.
If it is true that we all make our own rules of conduct on the internet, make your rules now. Determine that you and your family will act with respect and kindness toward others online.