Trump Admin takes over D.C. Policing | Multiple people shot in DC, including two National Guardsman

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ZenMode said:
Maybe it's time to bring the political temperature down?
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I agree 100% . Trump is responsible for hyping the "political" temperature so it would be great if he made a major prime time speech in the Oval Office and tonight tell his posse that following and lawful order
 
ZenMode said:
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It's very funny that you would see that as bait. I can't imagine that anyone who is serious about turning down the temperature of political discourse in our country would start with anyone other than Trump (and his admin), which is both the most powerful force in American politics and the most flagrant offender of whatever discourse norms you want to talk about.
 
rodoheel said:
It's very funny that you would see that as bait. I can't imagine that anyone who is serious about turning down the temperature of political discourse in our country would start with anyone other than Trump (and his admin), which is both the most powerful force in American politics and the most flagrant offender of whatever discourse norms you want to talk about.
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Do you believe it's only the Trump admin that is keeping the temperature high?
 
ZenMode said:
Do you believe it's only the Trump admin that is keeping the temperature high?
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Only? No, absolutely not. Biggest factor? Yes, absolutely. Trump and his movement have openly and unapologetically pushed us towards a less civil, "fuck your feelings" discourse. Trump constantly and openly makes over-the-top, temperature-raising statements that would be unthinkable from any other White House in history, and he often encourages or coerces his supporters and political allies to do the same.

The other biggest factor besides Trump is not really any specific person; it's the architecture and incentives of the modern (mostly online) discourse that pushes people towards more extreme and more shocking takes to get attention. Only collective action by society, probably including through government regulation, is going to change things in that regard. But Trump's admin is openly hostile to any sort of regulation, especially anything that would regulate online discourse, so, well, we're back where we started with who the biggest problem is.
 
ZenMode said:
Do you believe it's only the Trump admin that is keeping the temperature high?
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I believe it's a lot like a ribeye steak on fire on a gas grill. The fat of the ribeye itself is indeed contributing to the fire but 95% of the cause is the propane burner raging beneath it. In case you were curious, the Trump administration is the propane burner in the analogy.
 
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