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Anonymous wrote:I would never, ever accuse white liberals of being "too polite", about anything. Ever.

They don't even understand the meaning of the word, except in the context of it being something they demand of other people. Not something they themselves exhibit.

Liberals are, as a group (with a few occasional exceptions) the rudest, most impolite people I've ever known.

Liberal here. I'll give you this. One of the great ironies is that Democrats on Capitol Hill by and large tend to be brusque and rude, whereas Republicans tend to be friendly and polite. I chalk this up to the urban/rural divide.

That said and personal style notwithstanding, the policies of liberals tend to be inclusive and compassionate, whereas the policies of Republicans tend to be hateful and selfish. So, frankly, I still prefer liberals. But I agree that I wish their personal styles would align better with their policy goals.

I agree with you there. I'm very liberal. I'm loud, I curse, I have no patience for BS. But as a matter of ideology and public policy, there is no comparing about who is more polite and compassionate. Just look at the latest healthcare bill.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would never, ever accuse white liberals of being "too polite", about anything. Ever.

They don't even understand the meaning of the word, except in the context of it being something they demand of other people. Not something they themselves exhibit.

Liberals are, as a group (with a few occasional exceptions) the rudest, most impolite people I've ever known.

Liberal here. I'll give you this. One of the great ironies is that Democrats on Capitol Hill by and large tend to be brusque and rude, whereas Republicans tend to be friendly and polite. I chalk this up to the urban/rural divide.

That said and personal style notwithstanding, the policies of liberals tend to be inclusive and compassionate, whereas the policies of Republicans tend to be hateful and selfish. So, frankly, I still prefer liberals. But I agree that I wish their personal styles would align better with their policy goals.

While I agree with you, I will also point out that the wheels of justice move excruciatingly slowly, and that sometimes people's impatience reflects frustration with that.

Anonymous wrote:I was addressing her point of "we've been too polite in tollerating your dissenting voices (people opposed to the name change) so far, and we need to get loud (and presumably impolite) now".

That seemed to be her assertion. That it was now time to get nasty. The time for civil discourse and polite disagreement was over, and now it was time to force their will on those they oppose.


Well, I'm not a southerner. I'm from Idaho originally, but grew up mostly in Canada, Alaska and now live here. I don't really care about the south one way or another.

But I dislike liberals. And this woman typifies them. There is no politeness. Just them wanting their way and forcing those they oppose to submit to them.

If forcing submission entails a lack of tolerance for racism, and a lack of tolerance for celebrating white supremacy and slavery, then it seems to me that those who are forcing this are on the correct path.

Do you think that white supremacy and slavery should be celebrated and honored? <-- real question

It is easy to be polite when you are doing the lynching. When people are the victim of racism they stop being polite. They also scream for help and justice!

As a general matter, I have no issues with obliterating celebration/idolatry of the confederacy. I wouldn't erase history, but the shrines and statues and other honors are inappropriate when you remember that these people were traitors to the nation and believed it was right and just to enslave others.

Anonymous wrote:I would never, ever accuse white liberals of being "too polite", about anything. Ever.

They don't even understand the meaning of the word, except in the context of it being something they demand of other people. Not something they themselves exhibit.

Liberals are, as a group (with a few occasional exceptions) the rudest, most impolite people I've ever known.

Liberal here. I'll give you this. One of the great ironies is that Democrats on Capitol Hill by and large tend to be brusque and rude, whereas Republicans tend to be friendly and polite. I chalk this up to the urban/rural divide.

That said and personal style notwithstanding, the policies of liberals tend to be inclusive and compassionate, whereas the policies of Republicans tend to be hateful and selfish. So, frankly, I still prefer liberals. But I agree that I wish their personal styles would align better with their policy goals.

At the same time that all this is going on in northern Virginia, the DC Council is actively considering how to name buildings for, erect statues of, and otherwise commemorate another racist loser... Mayor-for-Life Marion Barry! Go figure.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was addressing her point of "we've been too polite in tollerating your dissenting voices (people opposed to the name change) so far, and we need to get loud (and presumably impolite) now".

That seemed to be her assertion. That it was now time to get nasty. The time for civil discourse and polite disagreement was over, and now it was time to force their will on those they oppose.


Well, I'm not a southerner. I'm from Idaho originally, but grew up mostly in Canada, Alaska and now live here. I don't really care about the south one way or another.

But I dislike liberals. And this woman typifies them. There is no politeness. Just them wanting their way and forcing those they oppose to submit to them.

I think renaming Stuart HS is definitely something to consider, and probably a good idea to do it.

I agree with you, though, about liberals. I'm afraid to speak in front of my friends who are liberals, afraid that I'll say a wrong word and get blasted for it, attacked, and yelled at. "Polite" is not the word I associate with liberals.

I've gotten blasted on my FB page by conservatives for things I have said. This is just a characteristic of some people, its not about ideology.

I was at that meeting and there were two facilitators from FCPS who laid out a series of ground rules about being polite to one another. I think the woman in this video was reacting to that, and basically saying it's more important for white people to stand up for the civil rights of others, even when it means raising your voice.

I also heard an opponent of the name change on the Kojo Nnamdi show last week. She made a lot of blatant misrepresentations about the school community and said FCPS was "broke" and couldn't afford the costs of changing the name. And then when Kojo called her on it, and asked if she'd go along with the change if it was paid for through private contributions, she hesitated and then said "no." Because history, or something. Never mind that the history in question was upholding slavery and then honoring a Confederate right around the time Fairfax County had to start coming to terms with Brown vs. Board of Education.

Anonymous wrote:I was addressing her point of "we've been too polite in tollerating your dissenting voices (people opposed to the name change) so far, and we need to get loud (and presumably impolite) now".

That seemed to be her assertion. That it was now time to get nasty. The time for civil discourse and polite disagreement was over, and now it was time to force their will on those they oppose.


Well, I'm not a southerner. I'm from Idaho originally, but grew up mostly in Canada, Alaska and now live here. I don't really care about the south one way or another.

But I dislike liberals. And this woman typifies them. There is no politeness. Just them wanting their way and forcing those they oppose to submit to them.

I think renaming Stuart HS is definitely something to consider, and probably a good idea to do it.

I agree with you, though, about liberals. I'm afraid to speak in front of my friends who are liberals, afraid that I'll say a wrong word and get blasted for it, attacked, and yelled at. "Polite" is not the word I associate with liberals.

yeah- liberals like the Union Army are like that- general sherman certainly imposed his will . We should've been more brutal in the aftermath of the war on the broken south instead of the misplaced respect that results in the celebration of treasonous people who murdered and tried to destroy the united states of America.

I was addressing her point of "we've been too polite in tollerating your dissenting voices (people opposed to the name change) so far, and we need to get loud (and presumably impolite) now".

That seemed to be her assertion. That it was now time to get nasty. The time for civil discourse and polite disagreement was over, and now it was time to force their will on those they oppose.


Well, I'm not a southerner. I'm from Idaho originally, but grew up mostly in Canada, Alaska and now live here. I don't really care about the south one way or another.

But I dislike liberals. And this woman typifies them. There is no politeness. Just them wanting their way and forcing those they oppose to submit to them.

I don't understand PP. What makes this woman a Liberal? Is questioning the public governments use of failed generals names of the CSA on schools, parks, etc a Liberal thing? I'm a native Virginian, Conservative and a Reagan Republican and I have found the continued celebration of the Confederacy an embarrassment to the state. The US Army won and the South paid a huge human cost to defend that institution. It's been more than 100 years. We need to move on from that.

I would never, ever accuse white liberals of being "too polite", about anything. Ever.

They don't even understand the meaning of the word, except in the context of it being something they demand of other people. Not something they themselves exhibit.

Liberals are, as a group (with a few occasional exceptions) the rudest, most impolite people I've ever known.

This woman told it like it was at a recent community meeting on the possible renaming of a Fairfax County high school that is still - in 2017 - named after a Confederate general.

https://www.facebook.com/actdottv/videos/630205757169994/

It sounded like those in the audience agreed with her as well.