A brief word on civility in politics in light of Sarah Huckabee Sanders denial of service

By
Martyn Bradbury
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For all those spluttering in rage that their cheering of Sanders being kicked out of a restaurant is being called incivility when compared to Trump’s nightmarish revenge fantasises – remember this.

We, the thinkers, the justice seekers, the progressive free dreamers are the ones who need the shelter and protection of civility – Trump’s goons are violently itching for its demise.

When our side walks away from civility, the other side will gleefully run.

22 COMMENTS

  1. Worthwhile point Martyn. A person’s moral integrity is established in their own behaviour , not that of someone else’s who they disapprove of. If they use their opinion of the other as a basis for setting their own standards then the person they disapprove of is setting their standards. They have no morality of their own at all.
    D J S

  3. Mao also said, “People must adapt their thinking to the changed conditions. Of course no-one should go off into wild flights of fancy, or make plans of action unwarranted by the objective situation, or stretch for the impossible.
    The problem today, however, is that Rightest conservative thinking is still causing mischief in many spheres and preventing the work in these spheres from keeping pace with the development of the objective situation. The present problem is that many people consider it impossible to accomplish things which could be accomplished if they exerted themselves.” Preface to The Socialist Upsurge in China’s Countryside Dec 17 1955

  5. And when the militarised policed are called in, who do you think they will support? Welcome to another step towards fascism, financed by corporate wealth

  7. I do not need the protection of civility! Black civil rights only started happening when civility went out the door and Rosa Parks sat on a seat that civility forbade her from. She did not lose her temper just her patience waiting for things to change. This is what the right fears that without losing our tempers we change the narrative and say no more. Maori won more by standing their ground on their land than trying to change from within the system

  8. I support BDS, I support economic boycotts I supported cutting all ties with Apartheid South Africa – but that’s not what is going on here – this is a personalisation of offence – and I make my point again – we on the progressive side need the protection of cavity because the second Trump’s thugs see that it is okay to go to this level, we start a descent we can’t pull up from

        • awwh….”It’s Trump. He won the election. Not Hillary.”…ok well this is a laugh…why do they hate him so?…’cause the Russians deprived Hillary of the Presidency of course !

          ‘Poisonous tree’

          https://www.rt.com/shows/crosstalk/430989-russia-trump-election-fbi/

          “The fruit of the poisonous tree – this is what critics are calling the ongoing investigation of alleged Russian collusion with Trump during the 2016 election. In the meantime, the upper echelons of the FBI have been decimated over proven misconduct. Has Russiagate morphed into FBI-gate?

          CrossTalking with Doug Wead, Lionel, and Richard Goodstein.”

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