re: #601 Jimmah

Just one final word on this:

Like, obviously!:

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And they weren’t ‘slimed with a slur’; they made themselves wide open to having fun poked at them, in large part due to their own lack of cultural savvy. If you want to hear real slurs and slimes, just listen to what the teabaggers are saying at their meetings. Or read what they say on their blogs.

My major point is that if we are going to have any standing whatsoever to demand a modicum of political decorum from those with whom we disagree on issues, we had better be prepared to provide some as well.

Or we can just continue on embracing our own cherished and treasured snark. In which case we’re in no position to complain about the snark of our political adversaries (beyond complaints about racism, sexism, and homophobia, of course).

Reciprocity: It’s a two-way street. And the adults should start first, and lead the way, and, by principled example, shame the foulmouthed kids into following.