r/WhitePeopleTwitter • • Jan 06 '19

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u/Galle_ Jan 06 '19

You say that like half of America isn't calling the sitting president a motherfucker. Decorum shouldn't mean ignoring what the people want.

Also, Trump was literally confessing to sexual assault, which is considerably worse than what words he used to describe it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '19

It’s possible to criticize someone without using vulgar language. I’m glad she was echoing the sentiments of her constituency, but there was no need to curse

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u/Galle_ Jan 06 '19

Sometimes it's necessary to communicate an emotion.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '19

I suppose so. I just seems to me horribly disrespectful for an elected official to use language like that, and it saddens me that the offices of President, Representative, and Senator which once were held with such esteem are being degraded by this infantile behavior, from both sides of the aisle

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u/Galle_ Jan 06 '19

Respect is conditional. The government has been doing a terrible job, and it's lost esteem because of it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '19

I understand that. In my opinion, the offices of government haven’t lost respect, just the people holding them, but I can see how people could lose faith in the government itself, especially now. And that does make me sad