‘Decorum’ Means Quietly Letting Bullies Bully*

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In the U.S., plain and direct speech in dissent, the clearly protected kind, has become a ‘trigger’ for retaliation by the fascist-minded who hold power. See A Sinister New Page in the Republican Playbook. Taking a page from Tennessee, the Montana legislature is the latest to bring national attention on itself — and the shame it sought to avoid — by barring one of its members from the House chamber. Her sin…