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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Dec 2018

      Imagine believing that the fraying of the social fabric (the consequence of growing inequality & regional disparities) can be repaired by having members of the elite be polite to each other.

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Dec 2018

      I'm an open-minded guy who really has no problem with almost any consensual non-socially-harmful activity adults might want to indulge in. But I'll never understand civility fetishists.

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        1. My Friends Call Me Davey‏ @DaveyHames 3 Dec 2018
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          I think it stems a lot from modern civilization's utter fear of 'feeling uncomfortable', so they will take any measure to curb that immediate sense of dread.

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        2. Andrew Young‏ @SpartanVTyranny 3 Dec 2018
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          1) It's easy 2) You're important 3) You were "right all along" 4) You're a good person 5) You don't have to change 6) You were raised right 7) You "get it" 8) You're above it all etc. Seriously. It has everything.

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        1. Alex‏ @axfelix 3 Dec 2018
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          all well and good but I think you're contorting yourself too far to try to agree with Chapo in spirit but not in tone at this point

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        2. Amy Mullen‏ @LilyBelle05 3 Dec 2018
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          I don't understand why you don't understand, you seem like such a nice fellow. If we're next door neighbors and you want me to turn my music down, what's the best way to approach me, in order to get a positive response? Hint: yelling at me is counter-productive. 1/

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        3. Amy Mullen‏ @LilyBelle05 3 Dec 2018
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          That said, there's a difference between passivity and civility. The latter means that one uses persuasion rather than brute force to get their way. And while sometimes one has to be tough, i.e. "I'll call the police if you don't turn down your music" civility is a good 1st option

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        1. shaaver‏ @sishaaver 3 Dec 2018
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          we are both ethnic minorities. Things would get pretty bad without civility. Guess you're just going to take that for granted.

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        2. Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li‏ @perdricof 3 Dec 2018
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          look, if they want to engage in civility in the privacy of their own homes, i'm totally cool with that, it's only when they go out and rub it in everyone's faces that i have a problem with it

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        3.  🍎 🖥 🔥 🐣‏ @macphoenix 3 Dec 2018
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          I tell ya, I'm not gonna bake no civility cakes for any same-civility couples!

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        1. Truth Matters‏ @PApynys 3 Dec 2018
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          The abusers (GOP) want to be able to abuse without consequences. Others don't want to admit the GOP is abusive; to admit it's not "both sides"; don't want to admit they've been supporting "both sides" thereby enabling the abusers. "Civility" protects abusers & enablers.

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