There's an illiberal tendency around these parts of late... (Reply #4)

In the discussion thread: Anonymous has declared war on Trump. [View all]

Tue Mar 15, 2016, 05:33 PM

jberryhill (62,444 posts)

4. There's an illiberal tendency around these parts of late...

...which relies on the "but we're on the right side" argument to justify things.

People who reach for the "but we're on the right side" justification don't seem to realize that's what the other side thinks too.

You can justify anything that way. Anything at all.

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6 replies	Author	Time	Post
Anonymous has declared war on Trump. [View all]	Are_grits_groceries	Mar 2016	OP
That sort of thing is fine as long as they are on the same side as oneself	jberryhill	Mar 2016	#1
That's why this creeps me out: the precedent.	arcane1	Mar 2016	#3
There's an illiberal tendency around these parts of late...	jberryhill	Mar 2016	#4
Exactly. I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking this way n/t	arcane1	Mar 2016	#5
And if you object, you are "defending" the other side	jberryhill	Mar 2016	#6
i can't say i'm not going enjoy watching that. nt	Viva_La_Revolution	Mar 2016	#2

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