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The Talk-Radio-Caller-ization Of America
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A North Dakota politician is apologizing for calling someone a "libtard" in a tweet, and that raises the topic of whether social media has encouraged people to be coarser and LESS social. He claims that "tard" just means "stupid and annoying," but if you're a public figure and you don't know that the term is considered an insult to the developmentally disabled, you probably rail against "political correctness" and probably don't know anyone with an actual developmentally disabled person in their families. Also, you're kind of an a-hole, which, again, social media REALLY amplifies. (KXMB-TV/Bismarck; Thanks to Jim Walsh at KLXX (Super Talk 1270)/Bismarck for the link)
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