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ck4829

(35,094 posts)
Wed Jun 27, 2018, 08:41 PM Jun 2018

Helpful hints on how to be more "civil"

Remember, it's not disparities and inequalities that are bad, it's pointing out those disparities and inequalities. Pointing is rude!

When white supremacists, confederate flag wavers, and radical right wingers talk about persecuting, 'joke' about killing, dehumanize, demonize, want to attach symbols, or do other "genocidal" things to minorities, Muslims, GLBTQ people, liberals, immigrants, refugees, etc., don't be a snitch, just pretend you didn't see or hear anything. They'll magically go away if you ignore them, duh!

When right wingers talk about pizza cabal sex conspiracies or NASA cabal sex colony conspiracies on Mars, don't call mental health services, debunk them, or dispute what they say. You'll be the one making a scene if you confront them in any way!

When Trump is being uncivil; don't talk about it in any way. You're the abnormal weirdo for talking about Trump being uncivil! Why are you being so uncivil?!

Hope that helped.

(From the DeVos primer on civility)


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