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Selective memory as usual, outright dishonest at that. Let’s remember MTG heckling Biden. The when and who started heckling the sotu is well known.

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Let’s rush to destroy all norms entirely, since the other side started it it’s totally justified and will have no negative consequences whatsoever.

This is an intellectually dishonest response. The person I responded to clearly attempts to place blame on one side, ignoring the facts of when the violation of norms began. It does matter that one side has destroyed all norms.

I think it was “you lie” under Obama. But my history knowledge awful. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a duel at a pre civil war sotu.

Uh yeah, there was certainly, um, a "duel"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning_of_Charles_Sumner

The south sent him new canes to replace the one he nearly murdered a guy with. The problem we are experiencing with Trump has been here for a very very long time.

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