"Civility"

[freyasman]

You shouldn't hold others to a higher standard than you hold yourself. Be the change you want in the world.

And depending on my environment, I am very civil.... it depends on where I am and who I'm with, because different places have different rules.

 

[freyasman]

Anyway, back to the topic...
When a society ditches the concept of "civil behavior", then that society is running the risk of this unchecked bad behavior escalating (and this shit always escalates) from yelling at people, to throwing drinks on them or putting your hands in their plates, to shoving.... or more. And once things go hands-on, then weapons are going to come into play.

Is that the kind of society you all want to live in?

 

[ObamacareForever]

Anyway, back to the topic...
When a society ditches the concept of "civil behavior", then that society is running the risk of this unchecked bad behavior escalating (and this shit always escalates) from yelling at people, to throwing drinks on them or putting your hands in their plates, to shoving.... or more. And once things go hands-on, then weapons are going to come into play.

Is that the kind of society you all want to live in?

I want a society where elected officials are accountable to all their constituents regardless of whether they voted for them or not.

 

[freyasman]

I want a society where elected officials are accountable to all their constituents regardless of whether they voted for them or not.

Of course.
But is it unreasonable to do it during business hours rather than out and about with their families?

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

I just despise the hypocrisy on the issue. Republicans conveniently forgot how pissed off they were from 2009-2017. Now they want to hold Democrats to a higher standard than they held themselves.

I notice you generalize a lot. Usually incorrectly.

Between 2009 and 2017, can you find examples of Republican senators or congressmen stating that supporters of Democrats or Democrats themselves should be harassed in public? Who was the last Republican to attempt to assassinate a Democrat?

We'll wait......

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

Did you put the bomb in Soros mailbox?

Did you?

 

[ObamacareForever]

Of course.
But is it unreasonable to do it during business hours rather than out and about with their families?

They are salaried positions. It's a 24/7 job. They knew that when before they ran for office.

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

They are salaried positions. It's a 24/7 job. They knew that when before they ran for office.

Again, we're back to 'can I please know where your next dinner out with the family is, so I can come yell at you in the restaurant'?

 

[ObamacareForever]

Again, we're back to 'can I please know where your next dinner out with the family is, so I can come yell at you in the restaurant'?

I am not going to tell, and politicians have no responsibility to broadcast it either.

 

[Bernard_Fokke]

Of course.
But is it unreasonable to do it during business hours rather than out and about with their families?

An armed society would tend to end up a polite society, getting there would be a bit rough on the "Slow" ones but they'd tend to die out in process of natural selection over time. Hell, I'm all for it

 

[freyasman]

You spend a lot of time here in PJ ruffling feathers, bragging about your 'experiences' and calling others filthy names. You're not someone who should be talking about civility at all. And no...we don't want to hear about your 'experiences with violence'.

And you should actually thank yourself for a lot of that @NinaS , because you are the one most responsible (other than me, of course) for my decision to abandon any attempts at civil discourse.... You were a mean, shitty cvnt to me from the first day I logged on here and after literally years of dealing with your toxic ass, I just stopped giving a shit, and started giving it right back to your fugly [Unwelcome language removed] ass.... you're welcome. If you had ever even tried to be civil, we wouldn't be here, would we?
But here's the big fundamental difference.... this is the 'net, not in person, in real time. If I get tired of listening to a toxic [Unwelcome language removed] like you here, I can just log off for a while. But if you track me to a public place where I am having lunch or something, and start spewing your crap at me there, and refuse to stop it or leave me alone, how long before you get KTFO?

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

I am not going to tell, and politicians have no responsibility to broadcast it either.

But if I happened to find you in a restaurant, with your family, I'm free to harass you to my hearts content, right? Call you and your wife names, insult your children's intelligence?

 

[freyasman]

They are salaried positions. It's a 24/7 job. They knew that when before they ran for office.

They are supposed to be accountable and accessible, correct?
How is that going to work when they are hounded from the public?

 

[ObamacareForever]

But if I happened to find you in a restaurant, with your family, I'm free to harass you to my hearts content, right? Call you and your wife names, insult your children's intelligence?

You are, I might not like it, and I will respond in kind, but you are certainly free to your words.

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

Now, you all just know that if the shoe were on the other foot, and it was Republicans calling for harassing Democrats, ObamacareForever would be up in arms and screaming at the sky.

 

[freyasman]

An armed society would tend to end up a polite society, getting there would be a bit rough on the "Slow" ones but they'd tend to die out in process of natural selection over time. Hell, I'm all for it

Someone suggested going back to dueling earlier, and I'm in favor.... when dueling was common, people were much more polite, for the most part.

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

You are, I might not like it, and I will respond in kind, but you are certainly free to your words.

you, are full of chit.

 

[ObamacareForever]

They are supposed to be accountable and accessible, correct?
How is that going to work when they are hounded from the public?

There is a difference between your expectations and reality.
They aren't accessible unless you have $$$. And it's not because they are hounded by the public. It's because they don't want to face the public.

 

[Constitutional Sheepdog]

If "ciivility" means You can't yell at your Congress person any time you see them them count me out.
Also quit bombs in Soros' mailbox.

you fvckers started this shit we're going to finish it for you.

 

[ObamacareForever]

Now, you all just know that if the shoe were on the other foot, and it was Republicans calling for harassing Democrats, ObamacareForever would be up in arms and screaming at the sky.

Not really, Republicans were incredibly nasty people when Obamacare was under discussion. And I really didn't care about their tone.