One of West Wing Writers’ founders, Tom Rosshirt, has a thoughtful piece in the San Francisco Chronicle this weekend, entitled “Making Hatred a Virtue.”  Tom argues that the spread of hatred is the greatest danger to society, and that the most alarming development today is not the rise of hateful ideas, but the silence, acquiescence, and even vocal endorsement of people who ought to know better.

The lead below; for more, here.

When President Obama and former President George H.W. Bush made a joint appearance at Texas A&M University last week, Bush used the opportunity to call for greater civility in public discourse.

He identified the right problem but called it by the wrong name. When people say, “Obama wasn’t born in the United States” or “Obama is instituting death panels” or “W knew about 911″ – that is not incivility, that’s hatred.