Why is the GOP alienating a generation of soon-to-be voters who were raised on school shootings?
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Politicians owned by the NRA may still be saying it’s “too soon” after the latest mass shooting to talk about gun control, but apparently “about a week” is just the right amount of time for those on the right to come after the survivors, who have dWhy is the GOP alienating a generation of soon-to-be voters who were raised on school shootings?
Politicians owned by the NRA may still be saying it’s “too soon” after the latest mass shooting to talk about gun control, but apparently “about a week” is just the right amount of time for those on the right to come after the survivors, who have demanded action in a way that one would think nobody could deny. Survivors who have demanded action have a closeness to the situation that grants them a unique authority on the matter, and one would think that nobody could deny them. Nobody could possibly dismiss these survivors, these children, after what’s happened. Nobody could be that terrible in the face of such tragedy. Enter the conservatives from stage left. x Embedded Content Over the weekend, really gross Facebook posts started popping up, trying to cast doubt on the intelligence of Douglas High students, but they initially came from the fringe, right down the street from the factory where the tinfoil hats are made. But this week, we’re hearing these same nonsense theories and dismissals in the mainstream, and we’re hearing them from government officials, not just on 4chan or InfoWars. Rather than accept the possibility that children who just survived a shooting would fight to ensure nobody else ever goes through what they did, GOP pundits, aides, and politicians are grasping instead at the Trumpian™ Method: deflect and discredit. (And in one Texas school, they’re also using threats to stifle student outrage.) xThe big question is: should the media be promoting opinions by teenagers who are in an emotional state and facing extreme peer pressure in some cases?â Bill O'Reilly (@BillOReilly) February 20, 2018 They were coached, they cry! They’re too articulate, they say! They can’t possibly have formed these conclusions on their own! They couldn’t possibly organize like this on their own! They’ve been hijacked by the left, you see! xGenuine grief I can empathize with. But grief organized for the camerasâÂÂpolitically orchestrated griefâÂÂstrikes me as phony & inauthenticâ Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) February 21, 2018 Wrong answer. And it's going to bite the right in the butt. HARD. Read more