Heather Cox Richardson puts her finger on a major theme running through commentary on the DNC this morning:
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Greengordonreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
This is so true and it disappoints me so much that people I once respected and thought had principles…well, they would have been 'Good Germans’ at best, I now know. Maybe a lot worse.
"you know this true, you know I’m telling you the truth—that values and character matter most of all. In leadership and in life … Decency and respect are on the ballot.”
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to LA Legault 🍉 last edited by
@LALegault @MintSpies I don't know what you're calling a backhanded compliment. I hear a thoughtful Black man celebrating the stellar contributions of Black women. Misogyny? No, that's not what I hear at all.
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LA Legault 🍉replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
I got that, that’s why you posted that excerpt
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Greengordon last edited by
@Greengordon This has been a time of real unmasking for a lot of us, I think. We've been forced to see what is under the mask of people we thought we had known — family, friends, neighbors — and the reality is sometimes shocking.
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Chuckreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy The vile right is attacking Gus for showing emotions, trying to compare him to what a real son should be -- the emotionless Barron Trump (BTW, aren't these the same people who said leave the children out of the attacks whenever someone would mention Barron?)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Greg (K8KET) 🇺🇸 last edited by
@K8KET Well-stated and well-noted. That other family is just horrifying — as recent tell-all books by several of its members show us.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Greengordon last edited by
@Greengordon No need to appeal to me to hear you out! I very much agree with your perspective here.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to George Snorewell last edited by
@DoesntExist It's sadly predictable, isn't it? Josh Hawley — of all folks! — pontificating on masculinity. And, as you say, Mike Crispi. SMH.
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@Originallyrose Indeed. Well-stated.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to CES For Harris 🥥🌴 last edited by
@amazing_ces What lives beneath the barrel is a good formulation, for sure. My parents, too, would have shaken me till my teeth rattled if I'd mouthed off in this vile way.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Deep Mud last edited by
@deepmud Yes, I agree.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Gail Parenti last edited by
@gparenti For sure.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Mary Austin last edited by
@MaryAustinBooks You're exactly right. In this thread, you'll see an excerpt from an article by Evan Hurst making that same point.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Laloofah 🌊💙🌊 last edited by
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Sensible Crone for Harris last edited by
@susiemagoo Yes — wonderful comments!
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Mary Austinreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to John Gordon last edited by
@jgordon @msbellows I'm not ever really in the business of predicting the future. I wait and I see — and do all I can to avoid self-defeating cynicism and sustain hope.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Kickin with Kamala last edited by
@PattyHanson You're exactly right. And adolescents, in particular, are just not given to displays of sham emotion when it comes to their parents.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to nutmeg last edited by
@nutmeg I think of many media types as having vastly overinflated egos, which shelter them from recognizing how others see them. For many of them, arrogance seems to be their middle name.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Mary Austin last edited by
@MaryAustinBooks Me, too — sharp tongue, humane perspective, progressive commitments.