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Seth Cotlar
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Shouting down political opponents? Like, by using the S-word to reduce ppl to a caricature of what they believe in? And being inflexibly dogmatic, like, by not even engaging with the base of one of the nation's major parties because you've decided they're "politically impure?"
I agree with you Howard, such things are not optimal in a democracy. SO WHY ARE YOU DOING THEM?
And also, you might want to consult with some historians of Europe and other nations with robust social safety nets. You've got such historians on your staff right? That's the basis for your claim about what "history shows us?" Or did you just make that up?
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