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The Nation, oldest progressive newspaper in the US, doesn't pull any punches
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this post was submitted on 14 Sep 2025
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"It is rude of me to say all of this, because we live in a culture where manners are often valued more than truth." This is a really good quote actually
Except that it's not entirely accurate. The right in particular only believes in manners on the left. They are perfectly comfortable saying truly vile shit, then feigning moral outrage if they get a tenth of the same energy back. The Alt-Right Playbook sums it up neatly: "You Go High, We Go Low."
Except that this generally applies to life and not just politics. Another thing is that a lot of times it is the left that imposes this on their own and not even the right.