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In reply to the discussion: In 2003, Rep. Sanders voted to protect "lawful commerce in arms": [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)People DO "take votes out of context" don't they? Period?
It's a common occurence here, unfortunately.
That was the point I was making. What's good for the goose is good for the gander...but that shoe pinches like hell on the other foot (to mix a few metaphors).
It's not really about what you, "personally" care about, it's about the tone on this board, the comments that fly back and forth. Shitty accusations invite other shitty accusations, and the quality of discourse is lowered. Nuance is the first casualty. The race to the bottom of the barrel begins. Shit gets stirred....and the wingnuts laugh.
I could take this comment of yours and apply it to dozens of posts made about the former SECSTATE, by just changing 'he' to 'she':
Like I said, that shoe pinches on the other foot.