2. Looking back to "little red apples" comment, it's very clear Doug does not have a particularly firm grasp on systematic discrimination.
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3. But this remark, directed at the debate organizers, is particularly telling: “It’s ironic that the organizers are being exclusive.”
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4. Between that and "Some of my best friends are..." Doug's view of bigotry (in this case antisemitism) seems to be little more than a game.
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5. His shrugging it off in this way reduces it to little more than left-wing gotcha-ism. Add that to his demand for an apology from Tory...
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6. ...and the little red apples, and it just folds back in interchangeably with his view on bullying (everyone else does it, not us).
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7. The Ford framing of bigotry is therefore constructed in such a way as to prevent a conversation about damage done to communities.
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8. Which seems to explain why the Fords can continue to consider themselves as champions for the marginalized -
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9. - because it appears to be inconceivable to them that they could be doing systematic harm.
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@SpartanVTyranny All true. I would also add that Fords see everything through personal prism of paternalism, so bigotry not an issue.3 replies 4 retweets 4 likes -
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@HeerJeet@SpartanVTyranny 2. We are good, therefore our actions are good.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@KillerQueenie @SpartanVTyranny Conversely, because we are good, our enemies are by definition bad and deserve all the abuse we can hurl
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@HeerJeet@SpartanVTyranny Neat, efficient and convenient :-/0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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