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The people who call for civility harbor the belief that we can contend with challenging ideas, and we can be open to changing our minds, and we can be well mannered even in the face of significant differences. For such an atmosphere to exist, we would have to forget everything that makes us who we are. We would have to believe, despite so much evidence to the contrary, that the world is a fair and just place. And we would have to have nothing at stake.
✏️ This feels reminiscent of other highlights i have regarding how laws are in place to protect the status quo.
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And if you exist on the outside of that status quo.. or if the norm is that your existence is a victim of that status quo… any effort you make towards changing that is going to require you to be comfortable with breaking some laws.
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