Category Archives: Civility Trolls

Guns, Honor, and the Dubious Freedom to Be an Asshole

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

Josh Marshall makes a good point about the ‘non-gun’ culture (boldface mine): In the current rhetorical climate people seem not to want to say: I think guns are kind of scary and don’t want to be around them. Yes, plenty … Continue reading →

Posted in BANG! BANG!, Civil Liberties, Civility Trolls | 8 Comments

Obama’s Speech: One Thing I Liked, and One Thing Not So Much

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

Honesty requires the unlovely recognition that some of us aren’t all that good.
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Posted in Basic Human Decency, Civility Trolls, Ethics, Propaganda, Torture | 5 Comments

The Absence of Civility Is Not the Problem: Lying and Inaccuracy Are the Problems

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

Let’s not be so concerned with civility, but instead demand honesty and accuracy. That will serve us far better.
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Posted in Blastocyst Liberation, Civility Trolls, Conservatives, News Media | 17 Comments