This is cute. America can ban military-style semiautomatic weapons.
The issue here lies in the word “can.” Yes, Republicans can act honorably and bravely, just like I can get into incredible condition and start running half-marathons, meaning that there are no external forces preventing me. The problem is that I do not have the faintest inclination to do that.
Now that Americans’ hatred for politicians who refuse to defend our schoolchildren has crescendoed into a deafening roar, we’re starting to see a few Republicans give a bit of ground on common sense gun laws.
Make no mistake, however; this movement has nothing to do with our kids’ safety; it’s purely a function of these cowards’ desperation to be re-elected.
As mentioned previously, 2GreenEnergy “headquarters” is located in a rural, “God and country” part of California. Yet even here, locals are starting to notice a back-off on yard decorations (like the flags here) that announce the owner’s allegiance to Trump and the cult of MAGA.
Needless to say, this is a very good sign. It’s as if there is a tacit understanding that the group is dissolving, and that those who haven’t gotten the memo are looking quite stupid indeed.
But stupidity is only part of the issue; it’s equally about violence. If I say, “Don’t tread on me,” what I’m really saying is, “I perceive you as a threat, but in fact, I’m the greater threat to you. If you tread on me, I’ll hurt you badly.”
That’s a lot of hostility, shouted out to a world that has too much of it already. We have an authoritarian invasion of a neighboring democracy, where innocent people are being tortured and executed, and, here at home, we have little schoolchildren being taken out as if they were termites. Do we really need some ass**** upping the stakes?
It will be interesting to see how all this unfolds, as Trump is indicted for his coup attempt, and continues to whine like a baby that the entire U.S. criminal justice system is corrupt, and motivated by partisan politics.
In the near future, tens of millions of Trump supporters will be confronted with evidence that a) there is no evidence of significant fraud in the 2020 presidential election, and b) Trump’s attempt to overturn the election was an act of treason.
Fast times ahead.
Get Ready for a Steady Ration of This
This is the type of s*** we can expect in response to every legal move that is taken against Trump. If the grand jury indicts him, we’ll have to listen to how every member is a Radical Leftist.
Same in New York City.
And God knows, same in the January 6th Commitee and the DoJ.
The American people have to ask themselves: What’s more likely?
Trump is an honest servant of the United States who is being unfairly railroaded by the Deep State, etc.
or
Trump is a liar.
Common Sense Gun Laws
OK, so what’s the difference between each of these incidents and the adoption of laws that will save the lives of our schoolchildren? Here, we’re talking about legislation that would shrink a multibillion-dollar industry, one that has an enormously powerful lobby behind it.
U.S. congresspeople have two priorities:
1) Ensuring that they’re re-elected, and
2) Doing what’s right for the American people.
In other words, anything that’s good for you and me actually can happen, but only if it makes re-election more likely.
IMO, we need to get used to this, and not act astonished when some Republican scolds a sports team for supporting gun reform, or advocates for limiting the number of school entrances, arming teachers, adding more guns to our population, and so forth.
Unless we’re able to get money out of politics, expecting any other form of behavior is like thinking your dog is going to start playing the piano.
Here, are two readers’ comments on the meme here; my responses are beneath each.Moreover, all Americans receive a bounty of valuable services that are paid for by their tax dollars:
Infrastructure, police, fire fighting, criminal justice, national defense, public education, labor laws, auto and food safety standards, air traffic control, TSA, libraries, emergency medical care, environmental regulation, social security, Medicare, the National Archives, national parks, bank regulations and deposit insurance, copyright and patent laws, federal dams to provide electrical power, flood control, the Weather Service, the Federal Housing Authority, consulates and embassies, FEMA, veterans affairs, public water systems, monitoring of all international cargo, NASA, border protection, and the National Institutes of Health.
Here’s a guy with a sane perspective.
Nice going.
Let’s make this happen.
The volume of the national conversation on gun violence has intensified recently. We’ve come to learn, with all too much clarity, what happens when mentally unstable people have legal access to assault weapons, and we’re calling for change.
From Bertrand Russell:
More Dead Kids
Because of my wife’s interest in horse racing, I’ve been to the track many times, taking a shot at “handicapping,” or trying to determine the winner of a certain upcoming race based on the entrants’ past performances. Sometimes I’ll look at the records of “maiden” horses (those who have yet to win a race) and get the feeling that they are all so slow that it’s hard to imagine any of them winning– though, of course, one of them has to. (more…)
