Dick, I think we can agree on what constitutes anti-social behavior. This is behavior that does injury physically or psychologically that is abusive to someone else.

Wearing funny clothes doesn't qualify or even expressing an idea that might be offensive to some. Even flipping the bird or calling someone a name can be treated with civility without having to resort to reprisals particularly of a violent nature.

Civility is what is absent in our discourse on almost everything these days. As a result, we see little respect shown for others who disagree with us.

I think a person can be civil even hating someone else's guts and that this is a sign of civility which is civilized behavior.

Susan is right when she says that we need different shades of meanings for words. We also need to define "civility" and "respect".

As a result, the conversation goes no where because there are no common frame of references for which to carry on a decent conversation.

Frank Hamilton