Civility Blog

While we have not yet discovered who came up with the idea that August should be designated as National Win with Civility Month, we are grateful for every effort to draw our attention to the need to be civil.  I just wonder about the use of the phrase “win with”.  While the idea of “win with” was probably included as added incentive to be civil, if someone wins it tends to imply that someone else loses.  Wouldn’t it be nice if just being civil was considered incentive enough on its own, its own reward, with no winning or losing attached?  Then we would all be better off - and hence “winners” all around.