and the pardoned Sheriff who ran concentration camps in the desert.
and the children kidnapped from their parents and put in cages.
and the chronically ill living in fear
and the abuse survivors newly endangered
Civility.
it’s just all so draining, which I suppose is why they do it
they attack free elections and accuse their opponents of attacking free elections.
they call journalists the enemy of the people
and women liars
and Mexicans rapists
and NFL players sons of bitches
Civility.
In a store, they say “good shoot.”
in his own apartment, they say “this has really been hard on her.”
On the street, they say the boy was scary. Then they bid on the gun at auction.
Civility.
Cool.
What they’re saying when they call for civility isn’t “be civil.”
They’re saying “stop struggling.”
I also don’t think that civility is actually what Republicans are asking for.
Civility. newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
Which is why it’s important to notice the actual things that people actually do and say.
Different sides may believe the others wrong. But it still possible for only one of them to be wrong and the others right.