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[zeek]

Trump is a model of incivility. He encouraged violence at his campaign rallies. He denigrated women about their looks. He mocked a disabled man. He belittled his political opponents and defamed their families. He bragged about groping and touching women. And he openly lies to the American public everyday. He has no standing from which to criticize people for incivility.

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by zeek

Trump is a model of incivility. He encouraged violence at his campaign rallies. He denigrated women about their looks. He mocked a disabled man. He belittled his political opponents and defamed their families. He bragged about groping and touching women. And he openly lies to the American public everyday. He has no standing from which to criticize people for incivility.

And, of course, we can blame all the bad behavior exhibited by liberal progressives on Trump too!


Just like we heard for 8 years all the bad behavior in the Obama administration blamed on Bush.

[zeek]

I've noticed that Marco Rubio sometimes makes statements on Twitter worth considering. Here are a couple relevant to the civility issue.

Trump haters still haven’t realized how much they help him with their condescension of those who either voted for him or don’t share their hatred of him. And how much they help him with their irrational hostility towards those who work for him.

Many Republicans won’t criticize Trump even when they don’t agree with him b/c it means siding with a media that nevers cuts him a break,turns even little things he does into an act of evil, are also unfair to them & in the end will still attack you anyway.

I don't agree that hostility toward those who work for him is irrational. After all they are facilitating a dangerous sociopath in the world's most powerful position. I support non-violent protest against them. We should look to people like Jesus, Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi as examples of how to do this.

[zeek]

"North Korea Is Rapidly Upgrading Nuclear Site Despite Summit Vow.
Satellite images show no evidence of dismantling after Kim Jong Un’s commitment at summit to denuclearize."

https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-k...acy-1530100351

What now?

[awareness]

Originally Posted by zeek

"North Korea Is Rapidly Upgrading Nuclear Site Despite Summit Vow.
Satellite images show no evidence of dismantling after Kim Jong Un’s commitment at summit to denuclearize."

https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-k...acy-1530100351

What now?

When Trump's love bombing doesn't work he says he hits back 10 times harder. Expect him to nuke his new lover boy.

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by zeek

I've noticed that Marco Rubio sometimes makes statements on Twitter worth considering. Here are a couple relevant to the civility issue.

Trump haters still haven’t realized how much they help him with their condescension of those who either voted for him or don’t share their hatred of him. And how much they help him with their irrational hostility towards those who work for him.

Many Republicans won’t criticize Trump even when they don’t agree with him b/c it means siding with a media that nevers cuts him a break,turns even little things he does into an act of evil, are also unfair to them & in the end will still attack you anyway.

I don't agree that hostility toward those who work for him is irrational. After all they are facilitating a dangerous sociopath in the world's most powerful position. I support non-violent protest against them. We should look to people like Jesus, Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi as examples of how to do this.

What? But you did not "look to people like Jesus, Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi as examples" when you launched this latest attack on Trump.


Instead you took the Saul Alinsky way -- label your opponent the worst possible way, such as a dangerous sociopath, and then you can justify your every bad word and action against him. Tomorrow you can call him Hitler again. Then on Friday, welcoming in the weekend, you can be nice and only call him a narcissist.

Sorry, zeek, but why do you talk the "high road," and then actually take the gutter route every time? #BlindedByHate

[zeek]

Originally Posted by Ohio

What? But you did not "look to people like Jesus, Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi as examples" when you launched this latest attack on Trump.


Instead you took the Saul Alinsky way -- label your opponent the worst possible way, such as a dangerous sociopath, and then you can justify your every bad word and action against him. Tomorrow you can call him Hitler again. Then on Friday, welcoming in the weekend, you can be nice and only call him a narcissist.

Sorry, zeek, but why do you talk the "high road," and then actually take the gutter route every time? #BlindedByHate

I'm going by the lies and cruelty that Trump exhibits everyday. He's brought a new low in civility to the White House. Behead me as if I were John the Baptist; I will not lie to cover up the truth about this man.

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by zeek

I'm going by the lies and cruelty that Trump exhibits everyday. He's brought a new low of civility to the White House. Behead me as if I were John the Baptist I will not lie to cover up the truth about this man.

Funny to hear liberal progressives to talk about "the truth."

[zeek]

Originally Posted by Ohio

Funny to hear liberal progressives to talk about "the truth."

There you go with your Saul Alinsky tactics.