Reply #10: I don't see many being polite.

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I don't see many being civil.


So again it's the old tribal maxim, The worst of my tribe is better than the best of their tribe. Rampant generalizations and stereotypes help this along. Wilfully misconstruing what's said, subtle linguistic games based on what's possible but not plausible are the rhetorical tropes of the day.

Sad, really. Certainly not a dominant theme in Obama's campaign, and certainly not what a majority of the electorate cast their votes for. However, I guess once you win an election you certainly have the right to speak power to truth.

That's the usual way of putting it, right?