Ah, Twitter … bringing people together.
“Twilight” actress Rachelle Lefevre, who is Canadian, recently shared her disgust with the U.S. government shutdown:
This ignorance of this tweet… I don't know whether to laugh or cry. She's slightly misinformed. @RachelleLefevre pic.twitter.com/p6E3fjQrYh
— EM ? (@emily_gnzlz) October 8, 2013
She also retweeted a link to a Slate post blaming the shutdown on the GOP:
70 percent of the country disapproves of your #shutdown shenanigans, Republican Party. 70 percent: http://t.co/ysQEILbgqT
— Slate (@Slate) October 8, 2013
We know full-well that this shutdown belongs to petulant Dems like President Obama and Harry Reid. But we have to bear in mind that Lefevre is approaching the issue at a major political disadvantage:
@Aaron_Frost12 yup! I'm a socialist- never denied it!
— Rachelle Lefevre (@RachelleLefevre) October 8, 2013
And, well, proud socialists have been known to get their facts wrong. This tweeter decided to set her straight:
Apparently in @RachelleLefevre's privileged world, saving us from going over the fiscal cliff equates to blowing up buildings…dumbass
— Hammy ✈ (@e2pilot) October 8, 2013
Lefevre, unlike a lot of her leftist colleagues, was willing to engage:
@e2pilot Terrorism: "the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion"- didn't reference blowing up anything
— Rachelle Lefevre (@RachelleLefevre) October 8, 2013
.@RachelleLefevre So by your standard, a union going on strike would be "Terrorism" right?
— Hammy ✈ (@e2pilot) October 8, 2013
@e2pilot the govn't doesn't get 2go on strike when it means people can't get social security checks on time or ppl can't feed their families
— Rachelle Lefevre (@RachelleLefevre) October 8, 2013
@RachelleLefevre Who is not getting SS checks? That is covered, back pay is covered
— Hammy ✈ (@e2pilot) October 8, 2013
@e2pilot Services will be delayed and many ppl live pay check 2 pay check. Know who doesn't? Congress.
— Rachelle Lefevre (@RachelleLefevre) October 8, 2013
Common ground:
@RachelleLefevre LOL, I'll give you the "Congress" point, that's wrong…but still isn't "Terrorism" unless you define it as unions too 🙂
— Hammy ✈ (@e2pilot) October 8, 2013
Heh.
https://twitter.com/jdonels/status/387718541698682880
@e2pilot I don't think that! Was commenting on the tactic, not comparing. obviously didn't mean the word the way ppl took it but I get it
— Rachelle Lefevre (@RachelleLefevre) October 8, 2013
@jdonels @e2pilot I get that but shutdown only hurts the PUBLIC in the end and that can't be an acceptable tactic
— Rachelle Lefevre (@RachelleLefevre) October 8, 2013
Truce?
@RachelleLefevre Thanks Rachelle…and, I take back the dumbass comment…hey, it's twitter 😉
— Hammy ✈ (@e2pilot) October 8, 2013
@e2pilot good talk 🙂
— Rachelle Lefevre (@RachelleLefevre) October 8, 2013
Indeed. Kudos to Ms. Lefevre for being so open to debate. Though we believe she’s wrong, we can appreciate her taking the time to engage in genuine civil discourse. Liberals could learn from her.
@jdonels @e2pilot and that's where we disagree but hey, isn't that the point of the system, to allow the disagreement? Good luck 2 us all
— Rachelle Lefevre (@RachelleLefevre) October 8, 2013
Amen to that.
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