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• @breton@climatejustice.social 2026-08-23 07:35

  "Insisting that partisans be polite, moderate, reasonable and friendly would actually serve to exclude marginalised political voices. It could do so in two ways: • First, there was the problem of gatekeeping. […] • [Second] problem: voices at the margins of politics had special cause to be righteous and zealous. On important issues – such as the equality of the sexes – it would not do to remain polite or seek a moderate compromise." Geertje Bol: https://aeon.co/essays/polite-debate-has-privilege-the-marginalised-need-zealotry #liberals #civility #respectabilityPolitics #respectability #politeness #partisanship #parties #history #England #feminism #privilege #politicalTheory

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