About Morons
f.b. 3/31/2016
In today’s climate of unrelenting political animosity, one of the descriptors that often gets flung around is “moron.”
In this case, it's conservative zealots denigrating Shiela Jackson Lee (D-Texas), for saying “Homicide is the leading cause of murder.” The problem is that this is a misquote. If you go to .53 seconds in the video, the point where she supposedly makes this statement, there is nothing of the sort. Even if she did, it would have been an honest mistake.
People accidentally use incorrect words all the time. She meant “death” instead of “murder,” and as it turns out, this IS what she said.
Again, this illustrates the degree of animosity that has grown in the U.S. since the 60s.
A genuine “Progressive” opposes all forms of intolerance, except for perhaps murderers, pedophiles, and the such. Real progressives work at bringing people together, which incidentally, Shiela Jackson Lee mentions in her statement (“compromise"). Real Progressives don’t purposely create animosity.
As a result, this falsification of Shiela Jackson Lee’s statement and the claim that she is a "moron" has been parroted on a number of conservative hate sites. There are equally offensive distortions of fact on Liberal / Progressive sites as well.
Again, the key word is TOLERANCE. It has to be across the board, and not just when it’s politically convenient.
" Tolerance' is when you tolerate things that actually bother you." ― From “On Tolerance,” by Alex Tabarrok
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5e4_1367714635
In today’s climate of unrelenting political animosity, one of the descriptors that often gets flung around is “moron.”
In this case, it's conservative zealots denigrating Shiela Jackson Lee (D-Texas), for saying “Homicide is the leading cause of murder.” The problem is that this is a misquote. If you go to .53 seconds in the video, the point where she supposedly makes this statement, there is nothing of the sort. Even if she did, it would have been an honest mistake.
People accidentally use incorrect words all the time. She meant “death” instead of “murder,” and as it turns out, this IS what she said.
Again, this illustrates the degree of animosity that has grown in the U.S. since the 60s.
A genuine “Progressive” opposes all forms of intolerance, except for perhaps murderers, pedophiles, and the such. Real progressives work at bringing people together, which incidentally, Shiela Jackson Lee mentions in her statement (“compromise"). Real Progressives don’t purposely create animosity.
As a result, this falsification of Shiela Jackson Lee’s statement and the claim that she is a "moron" has been parroted on a number of conservative hate sites. There are equally offensive distortions of fact on Liberal / Progressive sites as well.
Again, the key word is TOLERANCE. It has to be across the board, and not just when it’s politically convenient.
" Tolerance' is when you tolerate things that actually bother you." ― From “On Tolerance,” by Alex Tabarrok
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5e4_1367714635