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RE: Is Harassment of Public Figures Acceptable: Your Sincere Opinion
August 9, 2018 at 4:35 pm
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No matter that the Democrats’ early history on these issues is barely relevant today. The two parties slowly traded places on racial politics throughout the 20th century, a well-documented historical phenomenon D’Souza considers totally bogus. D’Souza tortures the data to claim simply that this switch never happened.
Presents no data.
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RE: Is Harassment of Public Figures Acceptable: Your Sincere Opinion
August 9, 2018 at 4:57 pm
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RE: Is Harassment of Public Figures Acceptable: Your Sincere Opinion
August 9, 2018 at 5:01 pm
(August 9, 2018 at 3:34 pm)alpha male Wrote: (August 9, 2018 at 3:30 pm)Khemikal Wrote: Nothing, if you don't mind or would prefer a racist POTUS, obviously.
There wasn't a viable alternative, for those of us who actually vote.
It is actually not irresponsible to withhold your vote or vote third party, or even for an opposition candidate when your own party offers you a shit sandwich.
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RE: Is Harassment of Public Figures Acceptable: Your Sincere Opinion
August 9, 2018 at 5:14 pm
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August 9, 2018 at 5:46 pm
Again, the party of the Confederacy doesn't get to claim party of Lincoln. Lincoln was the enemy of the confederacy. Either you agree that confederate statues should be removed, or you're NOT the party of Lincoln. Pretty simple fucking stuff really.
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RE: Is Harassment of Public Figures Acceptable: Your Sincere Opinion
August 9, 2018 at 5:58 pm
It seems to me, that whatarty did what a long long time ago has little bearing on whether personal harassment of public figures is acceptable.
One distinction that I think is important, is that it seems that some think this means that you can’t criticize or speak out against someone. I don’t think this was the spirit of the OP was about, But rather going to people homes, mobbing them in public, or disrupting them at dinner or a movie. That we can have a civilized (even if heated) discussion about issues, without the crazy and hatred.
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RE: Is Harassment of Public Figures Acceptable: Your Sincere Opinion
August 9, 2018 at 6:02 pm
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Yeah, like..if people were hanging and burning a president in effigy a couple years ago..that's neither here nor there. Everyone..today...should shut their face and know their place so that we can have RR approved conversations of a tolerable heat level!!!
Stahp...fuckin snowflake.
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RE: Is Harassment of Public Figures Acceptable: Your Sincere Opinion
August 9, 2018 at 6:09 pm
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RE: Is Harassment of Public Figures Acceptable: Your Sincere Opinion
August 9, 2018 at 6:19 pm
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(August 9, 2018 at 6:02 pm)Khemikal Wrote: Yeah, like..if people were hanging and burning a president in effigy a couple years ago..that's neither here nor there. Everyone..today...should shut their face and know their place so that we can have RR approved conversations of a tolerable heat level.
I didn’t say that, nor do I approve of it.... do you think that was acceptable behavior? It would seem that if you are are saying that is bad, then it would follow that it is now as well.
Edit: I also don’t think this is addressing the issue in the OP, although if this type of thing is becoming acceptable, is certainly a related issue.
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RE: Is Harassment of Public Figures Acceptable: Your Sincere Opinion
August 9, 2018 at 6:21 pm
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You don't seem to say much of anything, no matter how many posts you make. It's a really neat trick.
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