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Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈

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Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · Mar 8

Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 31m

I took the statement to mean that Cheney loved his family not that he prioritized all families. Just like when HRC was asked to say 1 nice thing about Trump and she said his children. When you are trying to be civil say something about family. It is innocuous and it dovetails with condolences

Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 5h

A grieving family is not fascist.

Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 9h

Me too

Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 10h

I have no problem with holding Cheney responsible for his deeds. History needs to accurately record them. If someone says something false, set the record straight. I just think his family doesn't need vitriol during their time if mourning. I can be civil & hold my tongue right now.

Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 10h

I said nothing positive about Cheney. I spoke about civility for his family. That whitewashes nothing.

Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 12h

What nice things did he say beyond Cheney loved his family? Listing his positions is a statement of fact not a nice thing. Devoting his life to public service could possibly be cast as a nice thing. But it is more a statement of fact.

Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 14h

It didn't praise Cheney for any of his deeds in office. It didn't even list one accomplishment. There was no whitewashing or attempt to posthumously rehabilitate Cheney. It merely acknowledged who he was and extended compassion for the grieving family. It was civil.

Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 14h

He listed the positions Cheney held. He said he didn't agree with him beyond family being beginning, middle and end. Then he sent love to that family.

That hardly qualifies as saying nice things. He loved his family. There was no praise for his work merely acknowledgment of the positions he held.

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Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 14h

I’ve only been to JFK so I am unqualified to have an opinion on the race. My only opinion is that a Governor who had to step down and leave office over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations is not someone likely to win many women votes. So I’m not surprised that he lost.

Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 19h

I do not want to be anything like Trump and be mean just to be mean.

Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 19h

It is always most difficult to be civil regarding a person who has done horrible things. Passions can run high. But as I said somewhere in this thread, I would much rather follow the path of Nelson Mandela who lead a life of kindness and integrity while effectuating change.

Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 20h

I just think energy is better spent advocating for justice rather than vitriol. But you do you.

Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 20h

Calling out the whitewashing is valid. I would just try to stick to facts and be civil manner during the time of mourning.

I advocated nothing beyond being civil to the family during their time of grief. In my first post I specifically stated that being civil does not whitewash his actions.

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Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 20h

You will not see me defend him. It is about my values. I will be civil and kind. I will hold my tongue. I will allow them to grieve in peace. I will continue to resist the fascism infecting this nation so that history is not re-written and there is an accurate historical record of Cheney’s deeds

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Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 20h

And I don't see the point in saying anything that could hurt those grandchildren right now. He’s dead. He is beyond caring.

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Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 21h

I cannot see what you are responding to. Regarding my posts, I never said Cheney was worthy of anything. I have said nothing positive about him beyond he has a family who loved him. I can be kind to them and just hold my tongue right now and allow them to grieve in peace.

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Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 21h

She is not the only family member. There are grandchildren who would have been children if they were even born when he was VP. They hold no responsibility for his actions.

Were you talking about Cheney last week? Probably not. So why choose a time of grief to vent?

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Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 21h

Not for Cheney himself. I was talking about empathy & civility for his grieving family. And that can be accomplished by holding my tongue & not saying anything that could be hurtful to those grieving. Please note that I have not said anything positive about him beyond he has a family who loved him.

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Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 21h

So, I can be civil and say nothing mean right now and allow them to grieve in peace.

What I will do is continue to resist Trumpism so it cannot re-write history. We need an accurate historical record of Cheney’s actions.

Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 21h

I would never send flowers. If you read the entire thread, I have said nothing good about him beyond he has a family who loved him.

Spewing vitriol right now does not accomplish justice for the victims. The only thing it does is add to the grief of his family.

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Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 22h

Well, I don't believe in capital punishment. But I do think he should have had to face justice for his crimes.

But that doesn't negate my point. I can say absolutely nothing and allow his family to grieve in peace.

Adding to their grief accomplishes nothing. It is not justice it is just mean.

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Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 1d

You completely miss the point. You don't need to be nasty to be strong & effectuate change. So choose the better path of kindness while fighting the fight. At the end of his life, Mandela reportedly died a happy man, having found a sense of peace in having lived a life of kindness and integrity.

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Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 1d

He is a far better role model than Trump who never misses an opportunity to be nasty.

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Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 1d

I’m not wringing my hands in the least. I do not mourn Cheney’s passing. You don't hear me singing his praises. I just believe being kind and letting a family grieve in peace is the better path.

You made my point for me. Mandela took action. He was civil. He brought about change.

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Bonita ⚖️🏳️‍🌈 @bkj741.bsky.social · 1d

No. War crimes should be prosecuted. I have denounced Cheney many times and will continue to do so. But today is about a grieving family that loved him. I can feel for the family and let them grieve in peace. That doesn't change who he was or what he did. It is only about being kind to his family

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