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Race & Ethnicity

Captain Zero

(7,889 posts)

2. this is what being 'civil' is all about.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 08:52 AM

Jul 2019

If everyone is expected to ACT with decency and respect toward all others then pretty soon the attitudes line up with the behaviors due to natural tendency to avoid cognitive dissonance. Expectations for civil behaviors and actions first can produce changed thought and feelings, which is why Trump is so dangerous because he normalizes bad behavior. And now we have a snow-balling effect occurring with the MAGAts.

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The charge of racism is not, shockingly, about how white people feel. It's about what they do. [View all] Soph0571 Jul 2019 OP

No, historically this is incorrect Loki Liesmith Jul 2019 #1

Kindly explain your point PJMcK Jul 2019 #3

Explain pls. Racist actions certainly do more harm than feelings. brush Jul 2019 #4

It is not incorrect and what is the problem you have with Laurie Penny? Soph0571 Jul 2019 #5

this is what being 'civil' is all about. Captain Zero Jul 2019 #2