What Happened to Respect?

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Respect is an overblown idea in politics, I don't think its particularly honest or genuine to pretend to respect people whom you consider evil and immoral. I think politics is better when everyone is upfront and states what their ideas and challenges the other side, voters at least than get a clear sense about what a particular politician or party stands for.

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Civility has declined because there's no social pressure to be civil anymore, nobody gets socially shamed for being uncivil in politics anymore, also voters don't care, if voters cared and were willing to punish people for being uncivil, politicians would be more civil.