The Washington Post instructs us to 'Let the Trump team eat in peace,' but people are not having it
The Washington Post has jumped to the defense of Sarah Sanders a day after the press secretary was refused service at a restaurant.
The piece, titled "Let the Trump team eat in peace," was written by the paper's editorial board. In it they argue that Sanders, Kirstjen Nielsen, and Stephen Miller — all public faces of the administrations widely condemned immigration policy — should be left alone and "allowed to eat dinner in peace." It's an odd stance for this moment in history, and naturally it has a lot of people really riled up.
While the Post's board acknowledges that readers "will get no argument from us regarding Mr. Trump’s border policy," they do argue against what they see as the incivility of interrupting someone's meal.
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"How hard is it to imagine, for example, people who strongly believe that abortion is murder deciding that judges or other officials who protect abortion rights should not be able to live peaceably with their families?," the piece asks.
As many on Twitter were quick to pointed, this question conveniently ignores the murder of pro-choice advocate George Tiller and the countless attacks Planned Parenthood facilities and patients have encountered over the years.
insane to see the wapo editorial board pretend that pro-lifers have historically let their opponents live peaceably https://t.co/yvb4Z62iUS pic.twitter.com/UsEB5zr2xG
— Brandy Jensen (@BrandyLJensen) June 24, 2018
This is incredibly weak argumentation even by the standards of the Civility Brigade. and trying to tie it to abortion protesters ignores the fact that those people have MURDERED DOCTORS, not yelled at them while eating dinner https://t.co/RgqHcmvYt6
— Anna Merlan (@annamerlan) June 24, 2018
The New York Times also tackled this issue in an article several days ago, which examined the political rage brewing on either side of party lines and the lack of civility from citizens (despite a clear imbalance of power between those who work in the administration and those who do not). That piece had already stirred a lot of anger, and the Post's opinion piece on Sunday has only further inflamed those who are in favor of publicly confronting White House staffers.
This is a bad take. These are not emotion-fueled policy debates. These are basic disagreements over human rights. The perpetrators don't deserve even a moment of peace.https://t.co/4nXqgPOUtj
— Chris (@DopeyRunr) June 24, 2018
Counterpoint: don’t let them do any fucking thing in peace. https://t.co/lVF4AFI3Rc
— Tara Ariano (@TaraAriano) June 24, 2018
15. WaPo editors say that accepting incivility (gasp) is a "slippery slope." But that gets it exactly wrong. WE ARE ALREADY ON THE SLIPPERY SLOPE. It's a slope that leads to illiberalism, violence, & collapse. It's a slope greased accommodation & civility.
— David Roberts (@drvox) June 24, 2018
Conflating semi-public space (like a restaurant owned by another private citizen) with Administration officials’ private homes, as this editorial does, is sloppy at best. https://t.co/ud1A5tLwSe
— Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) June 24, 2018
I saw this and wondered, "Who is represented on the @washingtonpost's Editorial Board?" As far as I can tell, there are 10 members who contribute to these decisions. Seven are white men. Two are white women. And Jonathan Capehart is the sole POC. https://t.co/mtmyjNyapE
— Mangy Jay (@magi_jay) June 24, 2018
What the hell @washingtonpost? The Trump administration has separated families, ruined lives, and lied about it. Yet it's "uncivil" to call them out on that in public? I don't think so. https://t.co/6BMigspXF5
— Casey Stegman (@cestegman) June 24, 2018
Fuck no. They don’t let me LIVE in peace and they’re bigoted liars. https://t.co/Qt5Fk8V3Tv
— The Angle Particle (@TheAnglePartcle) June 24, 2018
Imagine thinking this is worth an editorial as thousands of children are separated from their parents. https://t.co/mvTBpO6Wt5
— Everything Sucks (@LizLudgate) June 24, 2018
I haven’t eaten or slept in peace since November. So, no.
— redheadbarb (@redhedbarb) June 24, 2018
This is bad @washingtonpost. You are bad. https://t.co/en7FPrq2sC
— Carey O'Donnell (@ecareyo) June 24, 2018
she wasn't 'hounded' ... she went in to a private business, and they exercised their simple right to refuse her service. It happens thousands of times a day all over the US, although usually not to people that look like her. That's perhaps your problem with it.
— Marge Dean (@MargeDean) June 24, 2018
Tired: politeness. Wired: yelling at Trump officials in restaurants.
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