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  • frankPodmore@slrpnk.netOPMtoUK Politics@feddit.ukWho Tolerates Abuse of MPs?
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    1 month ago

    I think that, in fact, ‘They have it coming’ is not a great argument.

    I mean, for one thing, it clearly isn’t working, by any definition. You seem to think (correct me if I’m wrong) that MPs deserve to get a lot of abuse. The fact is that they do. But I gather from the tone of your comment that you don’t believe it’s had the effect of correcting their behaviour. Abuse never does have this effect. That it’s not effective is itself a good reason not to do it.