Profanity and politics

Profanity and politics

swearing-294391_640Politicians are now using the whole array of four-letter words in their speeches. President Trump does it, but Democrats seem to be doing it as a purposeful, repeated, and calculated rhetorical ploy.

Why is so much of our political discourse adopting profanity? ย What does it mean this this is happening?

Click the link after the jump. ย (I wonโ€™t quote from the article, since it includes the words that it decries, and this violates the high standards of decorum that characterize this blog! ย So donโ€™t click that link if would be offended.)

Seeย ย Why Democrats Are Dropping More F-Bombs Than Ever โ€“ POLITICO Magazine

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