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kpete

(72,014 posts) Tue Jun 26, 2018, 09:35 AM Jun 2018

We can either have civility or civil rights. We can no longer have both.

“If we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance along with it.”
- Karl Popper, 1945








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We can either have civility or civil rights. We can no longer have both. (Original Post) kpete Jun 2018 OP
It breaks my brain that the GOP have the crust to cry about the loss of civility after the Zoonart Jun 2018 #1
The Crust... Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #2
The hypocrisy boggles the mind. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2018 #3
From my twitter feed Gothmog Jun 2018 #4

Zoonart

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1. It breaks my brain that the GOP have the crust to cry about the loss of civility after the
Reply to kpete (Original post)
Tue Jun 26, 2018, 09:38 AM
Jun 2018

raft of racist shit they rained down on the Obamas and the months/years of. lock her up chants agaist Hillary.
Civility is DEAD and they killed it.

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greatauntoftriplets

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3. The hypocrisy boggles the mind.
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Tue Jun 26, 2018, 09:46 AM
Jun 2018

The incivility from the top is just fine with the trumphumpers, but give it back and the snowflakes immediately melt.

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