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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton: You 'cannot be civil' with Republicans, Democrats need to be 'tougher' [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,631 posts)Hillary is only half right.
"if we are fortunate enough to win back the House and or the Senate, that's when civility can start again."
What?? Has she learned nothing? If she thinks Republicans are going to suddenly change their spots ESPECIALLY if they see their power slipping if they do lose the House, Ill have what she's having. Democrats should immediately re-start a more thorough investigation of Kavanaugh, as Jerrold Nadler is suggesting. Which may bring up enough to impeach or even cause him to be disbarred. And THAT kind of action will not be seen as "civil" to Republicans.
Trumpism is not going to go away. Trump himself will be perpetually tweeting and rallying his followers. His cult will continue. InfoWars will continue. Stormfront will continue. Lies and phony conspiracy theories will continue. Fox News will continue.
None of those things will stop and suddenly play by "civil" rules.
Not only is this a terrible message for Democratic politicians, but for the average rank and file. It is a part of the problem we have already. That one part victory, (Obama as President) means we can all relax and hope civility is enough to defeat a rising, huge monster who is only going to get bigger and more powerful with even more conservative media monopolies like Sinclair taking over our airwaves.