Thanks for a thoughtful post.

I won't go in to detail and @denmarkguy I think you know how I feel.

But basically all the chaos starts from the top. And that is not placing blame at the top. But this person at the top has made it a little more permissible to be "uncivil" to each other. That's just a FACT !!

That's all. Everyone still has to take responsibility for their individual actions and behavior but all paths lead to the top ;)