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reACTIONary

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14. Not exactly....

Reply to surrealAmerican (Reply #13)

Mon Feb 3, 2025, 10:29 AM

Feb 3

.... Permissiveness, as used pejoratively, includes toleration of criminal violations, that is, being soft on crime. Obviously criminal conduct is not what we mean when we speak of freedom.

But you are right in that some folks think that civil rights amount to permissiveness.

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Rahm Emanuel: Democrats have become the party of permissiveness. That's ballot box poison. [View all] reACTIONary Feb 2 OP

K&R Think. Again. Feb 2 #1

So instead of talking about the economy we should be spreading fear doc03 Feb 2 #2

Not instead.... reACTIONary Feb 2 #6

Why would anyone still be listening justaprogressive Feb 2 #3

Because we just lost all three elective institutions and.... reACTIONary Feb 2 #7

Everything that is "bad" has to be laid at the feet of Republicans and Trumpism, it has to be simple, NoMoreRepugs Feb 2 #4

Democrats are the party of permissiveness? choie Feb 2 #5

With such a flawed opponent we should have .... reACTIONary Feb 2 #8

For just a start: To never listen to the likes of Rahm Emmanuel again. choie Feb 2 #9

No thanks, I'd like for the Democrats to win again. Elessar Zappa Feb 2 #11

OK - Who should we be listening to? reACTIONary Feb 2 #12

We ate Emanuel long ago. Probably a mistake, but who knows? Silent Type Feb 2 #10

"Permissiveness" is a synonym for "freedom". surrealAmerican Feb 3 #13

Not exactly.... reACTIONary Feb 3 #14

Which Democrat tolerate criminal violations? Elessar Zappa Feb 3 #15

Democrats are regularly accused of being..... reACTIONary Feb 3 #17

Yeah. Aristus Feb 3 #16

Unfortunately, that is, indeed, the impression... reACTIONary Feb 3 #18

Good grief. NewHendoLib Feb 3 #19