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one_voice

(20,043 posts)
Wed Aug 28, 2013, 11:35 AM Aug 2013

Authoritarian apologists

Fascist, war perverts, death's cheerleaders, center right douchebag, McCartyite bullies, chicken hawks, right wing teabagger, racist, peace purist far leftist,.

This is what I was reading as I was watching the special on the 50th anniversary of the 'I have a dream' speech.

This wasn't Dems and Repukes arguing this was what was being said here to each other.

I know MLK didn't support war and thought peaceful protest was best. I also know he spoke to people he disagreed with and didn't use words like douchebag. Those people weren't on the 'same side' as him.

Is it possible that we could take a page from MLK's book and try to discuss thing without all the above adjectives? Could we disagree without being disagreeable even for one day.

I think we could try civility today. Maybe?

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