Pining for the good old days?

In one of my technical journals, I read an article that detailed many, if not most, of the behaviors familiar to any reader of Dilbert. You know, the ways that those with authority can make their subordinates at work (or elsewhere) miserable. Shout your talking points louder, personal attacks, etc..

The original publication year; 1953. If we desire to pine for the good old days as examples of a time where good argumentation skills existed, we'd better look further back than 1953. Put differently, there probably never was a golden age of discourse.

But why not now? Show His grace by being gracious.