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> Civility and decorum are what is missing today. That's what got us Joe Biden, who mostly has the same policies as Donald Trump, is a democrat who has always
by drewcoo 4y ago
> Civility and decorum are what is missing today.
That's what got us Joe Biden, who mostly has the same policies as Donald Trump, is a democrat who has always been a lot like a pretty conservative republican, but says nice things and only sniffs girls' hair instead of grabbing by the _____. Downvote for that if you like but the lesser of two appalling characters is still appalling.
What's missing is a deeper understanding of issues, a willingness to understand not the other side but all sides of an issue, and a recognition that meeting in the middle is deciding not to decide. We need brains, backbones, and a willingness to avoid partisanship.
- happytoexplain 4y agoHow appalling does the representative of a political party have to be to be able to call them appalling and also espouse "a willingness to understand" in politics in the same breath without necessarily being hypocritical? That sounds sarcastic, but it's absolutely a real, pragmatic question (with no concrete answer, really).
- drewcoo 4y agoThat's intentionally equating completely different things just to manufacture "hypocrisy." Harm to others with political inclinations. But you knew that, right?
- robonerd 4y agoThat answers little. What constitutes harm is subjective (and obviously political.) It varies greatly depending on who you ask and where you're at.