Tag: Social norm

HOUSTON - The lack of civility in politics is an “unsettling trend,” Rice University political scientist Mark Jones said. And it affects much more than just politics. “Various social norms and institutions are effectively breaking down,” Jones said. For many Republicans, the last several days prove Democrats are to blame. The president’s press secretary was asked to leave a restaurant. Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters urged Democrats to go further. “If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant in a department store at a gasoline station, get out and you create a crowd,” Waters said to supporters. “And you push back on them. Tell them they’re not welcome here.” On Twitter, President Trump responded by calling Waters a “low IQ person” and warned, “Be careful what you wish for!” Waters later said the president “is the one that is responsible for promoting violence,” and listed examples. That’s not American.” In April, the Houston area witnessed an example of this political polarization in everyday life.