He said speaking up during the address was the best way “get across to a person who uses his incivility, who uses his incivility against our civility.”

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    Neither that nor am I showing deference to the wealthy traitors running roughshod over our government turning it into an authoritarian kleptocracy.

    There is a middle ground here in the real world.

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      and the dems not rioting was deference yes?

      someone shouting “they didn’t do enough” is contributing to progressive politics and saving us from trump

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        Yes. Suggesting quiet civility in the face of complete disregard for your fellow countrymen is deference. A riot was not suggested. Standing up was.

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          slicing the ham pretty thinly there but we’ve all got standards for our political theatre i guess

          it’s the principle isn’t it