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by wavefunction 3506 days ago
You think punching someone in the mouth is political correctness?

I didn't say anything about his politics, which you of course ignored because you wanted to trot out some inanities based on generalities of people you don't even know.

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When you said "I'd probably punch the dude in the mouth if I had to deal with him and his attitude in person." I assumed you were including his political views.

I hadn't accounted for you just being a generally violent angry person.

Trump has an attitude and an approach to dealing with people who disagree with him. His (public) interpersonal style rubs me very much the wrong way. I understand the temptation to want to punch him, and it's not because of his politics. Nor is it because I am a generally violent angry person. It's because Trump is (in public) a bully, and I deeply resent that style of interaction.
Ok I'm starting to see this. I guess a good example is how he acted towards Jeb especially in the primary debates. I still think that responding to Trump's verbal style with physical violence is wrong.