The Return to Civility...what a crock !

[SoCalDem]

This must be the latest "codeword".. I have heard it numerous times in recent days. Of course when politicians and "news" people say "civility" they are just asking democrats to shut up and "play nice"..

Every time I hear it uttered on TV or radio, the mental image I have is this:

A rape victim being told by her rapist, that he will remove the gag if she promises to not scream or that if she cooperates, he won't hurt her...any grown person knows that he does plan to hurt her, and the removal of the gag is not to keep her from screaming...it's just that he has other uses for that cavity.

Sorry to be so crude, but after years of seeing the republican bullies in action when they DIDN'T have a majority, it just does not ring true that now when they HAVE a majority, and at least 2 years of smooth sailing, why on earth should they even care about "civility"?

The sad truth is this..... They will continue to snipe, undermine, lie,and destroy, and democrats will be the ones expected to "hold still and enjoy it"..

This is one trap we must avoid. Republicans will not respect us, and would never vote for us anyway, and our elected officials need to be showing their constituents that when they told them they would "fight for them", they meant it.

Civility is a luxury we cannot afford right now....or ever.

[Bluebear]

1. SoCalDem you always frame it perfectly

And your calling us to action is enormously important.

[distantearlywarning]

2. Yeah, the whole "country should come together and heal" thing

didn't work out, so now they're trying out the word "civility" to see if people will buy that instead. It all amounts to the same thing - BUY OUR BULLSHIT AND SHUT UP!

*Gives big fat finger to talk of 'civility'"

[tsuki]

13. How can you come together and heal when the Bully-Boys want

to destroy a generation with their wars, the economy, social security, the environment, and now, the civil service?

[LostInAnomie]

3. I think the analogy is spot on.

Fuck civility with those Nazis.

[Walt Starr]

4. Civility went out the window with endless attacks on the Clintons

It can never return to the debate. The Republicans are the ones responsible for removing civility from the debate. Now they must stew in it.

[Bluebear]

5. kick

[SoCalDem]

8. and yet,

there are many elected dems who seem to think they can "play ball " with these vile people...

I cringe every time I hear "my colleague across the aisle".. :puke:

[PROGRESSIVE1]

10. kick

[SoCalDem]

11. and yet. NO ONE in the "media" seems to remember all that "water"

they carried.. I remember anchors going on tv speculating on the date Clinton would resign.. They ALL jumped on that bandwagon, yet cannot seem to even "follow" the republican scandals which hurt us ALL..

[Anakin Skywalker]

6. Agreed.

[plcdude]

7. what goes around

comes around. Karma is a bitch.

[tom_paine]

9. Busheviks view civility and compromise as Liberal Weakness

Sound familiar? It is yet another similarity between the followers of Bush and the followers of other Totalitarians, including Saddam.

[KG]

12. i got your 'return to civility' right here! (grabs crotch)

:)