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You're starting a bit late: the "Tea Party" movement was already doing the lack of civility thing well before Trump. And the "Tea Party" movement was just thinl
by bediger4000 4y ago
You're starting a bit late: the "Tea Party" movement was already doing the lack of civility thing well before Trump. And the "Tea Party" movement was just thinly-veneered racism, prompted by electing Obama. So maybe we could re-write "the decline of civility" as "the re-emergence of racism".
- gardenhedge 4y agoI remember seeing posters comparing George Bush to a monkey. When was the last time there was civility?
- jleyank 4y agoI was being polite. Trump was the symptom not the disease. The disease has always been present in all societies. It’s merely tolerated or shown more or less over time.