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Civility as a Cudgel

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News, News Commentary, Politics

4.66K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2018

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Jamelle Bouie talks to Nicole Hemmer, an assistant professor at UVA's Miller Center, about the topic of "civility." How has the word been used to protect the status quo in the past? And is this what happens when a political system is failing a people? Plus, Steve Waltien, Asher Perlman, and Kate James return to teach us a lesson on civility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I know you're upset about all the criticism you've been taking in the fake news and the fake late night shows.

0:06.0

It's just we're all still having a little trouble adjusting to your presidency as it goes into its 500th year.

0:15.0

What I would say is I am for reciprocal civility, full stop.

0:21.0

We need to stop all this and begin to behave in a civilized manner.

0:26.0

Both sides should be respectful of discourse, of the process, of dialogue.

0:31.0

You allowed to just kick someone out because you don't agree with their policies or their beliefs.

0:35.0

What ever happened to tolerance?

0:41.0

Hello and welcome to Trumpcast. I'm Jim O'Booey, Slate Chief Political Correspondent, your host for today's episode.

0:47.0

After several members of the Trump administration were confronted at restaurants and for press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders as to leave

0:54.0

pundits and commentators began asking if American politics were too uncivil.

0:59.0

Was it right for critics to use public shame and appropriate against those they opposed?

1:03.0

Had liberals lost the higher ground and endorsing public action against specific individuals versus protests against the administration at large.

1:11.0

In defensive civility, numerous commentators have made historical analogies.

1:16.0

On the civility works better side, I cite Gandhi and MLK Nixon's re-election,

1:21.0

wrote Conor Frieder's story to the Atlantic while speaking on Twitter.

1:25.0

CNN punny David Gergen exclaimed that the political laugh was more civil during the 1960s and 1970s.

1:31.0

And even Bernie Sanders, while not making an historical analogy, urged Trump opponents to show some respect to administration officials,

1:38.0

saying that he would have let Sarah Huckabee Sanders stay in the restaurant.

1:42.0

To talk about the question of civility, we're going to speak with author and historian Nicole Hammer.

1:47.0

And that will come after this short break.

1:51.0

Hi, Dan. Monica, welcome to your first session of couples therapy.

2:00.0

Thank you.

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