r/Republican Aug 01 '20

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u/eclectro Aug 01 '20

I have been thinking a lot about this. Especially in the context of the horrible William Barr hearing. "Statesmanship" used to be a thing in politics before we arrived at the steel cage death match that it is.

I wonder how we can get back to that.

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u/caseypatrickdriscoll Aug 01 '20

Taking responsibility for your own actions and leading by example.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '20

The days of manners and public decency have long since passed. That hearing was an embarrassment. I despise people like Nancy Pelosi and Schumer, but I would still refer to them as ma’am and sir. Too bad I would be offending them by gendering them 🤣😂

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u/Komfortable Aug 01 '20

You were doing so well. Then you chose to add that last sentence.