But only in the past year or two, Lukensmeyer said, has the decline in American civility reached crisis levels. “We didn’t see any of this level of literal anxiety about going to Thanksgiving dinner until last year,” she said. “We didn’t see it until the really, really vitriolic language in the presidential campaign took this to a different level. A trio of members from the Columbus, Ohio, area — Reps. Steve Stivers (R), Joyce Beatty (D) and Patrick J. Tiberi (R) — also participated. Households who use the Setting the Table for Civility tools are invited to share the results using the social-media hashtag #ReviveCivility.

Source: Washington Post November 21, 2017 11:03 UTC