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lunasun

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37. The word itself comes from a societal practice in Ancient Greece . Bad be just bad

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Mon Nov 21, 2016, 07:40 PM

Nov 2016

Ostracism, the political practice in ancient Athens whereby a prominent citizen who threatened the stability of the state could be banished without bringing any charge against him. (A similar device existed at various times in Argos, Miletus, Syracuse, and Megara.) At a fixed meeting in midwinter, the people decided, without debate, whether they would hold a vote on ostracism
Society will often set consequences Standards assumed
Shaming or shunning in many a different culture is not uncommon . Bad just be bad no excuses

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Jessica Valenti: Vote shaming Trump supporters is fair. What they have done is shameful [View all] CousinIT Nov 2016 OP

What i have found is that the ignorant white wing racists don't care. They are proud of it. Hoyt Nov 2016 #1

karma bdamomma Nov 2016 #3

I hope so. But I think most will say it's worth it if some minorities get hurt. They're that bigoted Hoyt Nov 2016 #4

Horrible they are really afraid thinking the white race has been bdamomma Nov 2016 #17

Their are racist, sexist entitled white dudes who think they are entitled duffyduff Nov 2016 #22

Fear overrides reason. They know they do better under Dems, but fear of the other is deep. alfredo Nov 2016 #28

I agree. I let people i know how i felt about their vote. boston bean Nov 2016 #2

This. 1000 neeksgeek Nov 2016 #5

K & R to infinity..... dhill926 Nov 2016 #6

we say this to them.... handmade34 Nov 2016 #7

Thanks... tosh Nov 2016 #31

Best rant yet. Silent no more. Fuck those assholes. SunSeeker Nov 2016 #35

And I just realized that Dan Nov 2016 #8

I like ops that validate my experience Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #9

They feel proud of this ... what sickens me most etherealtruth Nov 2016 #10

the worse part he was endorsed by the KKK bdamomma Nov 2016 #20

lack of shame is a big thing. when someone brought up trumps bigotry JI7 Nov 2016 #11

emails vs destroyed lives... Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #13

parking violation ticket is equal to drunk driving and ending up JI7 Nov 2016 #15

I don't understand your comment and I read it twice Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #16

there was supposed to be an equal sign in there JI7 Nov 2016 #18

oh no are victims of dems who abandoned them over trade JI7 Nov 2016 #12

Voter turnout was down by 14 million Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #14

No, that is not true. spooky3 Nov 2016 #19

You bet it is. I will be damned if I am going to kiss their collective asses and "respect" duffyduff Nov 2016 #21

NAILED IT. Fast Walker 52 Nov 2016 #23

1000 smirkymonkey Nov 2016 #24

1000 Paladin Nov 2016 #25

I gaurantee Doreen Nov 2016 #26

Since when is voting for a "pussy grabber" socially acceptable? world wide wally Nov 2016 #27

I work with a person DemonGoddess Nov 2016 #29

I only know one Trump voter from my workplace and nobody else nolabels Nov 2016 #30

I don't think this is considered shaming, but I have printed 2 tshirts that say: Tikki Nov 2016 #32

I posted this elsewhere. mac56 Nov 2016 #33

yep. barbtries Nov 2016 #34

"..upset that the cast of the hit play Hamilton made a statement to Vice-President-elect Mike Pence" Snarkoleptic Nov 2016 #36

The word itself comes from a societal practice in Ancient Greece . Bad be just bad lunasun Nov 2016 #37