I want to discuss is the GOP gun lobby talking points that are intended to cut off debate rather than have a discussion.
A while back after each new mass shooting the GOP talking point that was repeated was, "Too soon, we shouldn't have this debate when our emotions are so high."
That worked for a while, but it had a limited shelf life. You can only say, "too soon" so many times before people realize it is not too soon.
So now, they've switched to a new talking point. "We shouldn't talk about gun control, we should talk about fighting Islamic terrorism."
People are so easily manipulated by these talking points. There is no reason we can't have public discourse about two things. We need to talk about anti-abortion terrorists, radical Islamic terrorists, mentally ill people on shooting rampages, gang violence, domestic violence murders, kids access to guns killings, there are many issues surrounding gun violence that need dealing with.
And tighter gun regulations is a key matter that needs discussion. It doesn't need to be delayed or shelved. But you watch, the GOP talking heads and everyone on Fox News will all soon be echoing the same drivel, discussion of gun regulations should not be brought up, instead we need to address radical Islamic terrorism. The fact the vast majority of homicide by gunshot victims are not shot by radical Islamic terrorists be damned.
A while back after each new mass shooting the GOP talking point that was repeated was, "Too soon, we shouldn't have this debate when our emotions are so high."
That worked for a while, but it had a limited shelf life. You can only say, "too soon" so many times before people realize it is not too soon.
So now, they've switched to a new talking point. "We shouldn't talk about gun control, we should talk about fighting Islamic terrorism."
People are so easily manipulated by these talking points. There is no reason we can't have public discourse about two things. We need to talk about anti-abortion terrorists, radical Islamic terrorists, mentally ill people on shooting rampages, gang violence, domestic violence murders, kids access to guns killings, there are many issues surrounding gun violence that need dealing with.
And tighter gun regulations is a key matter that needs discussion. It doesn't need to be delayed or shelved. But you watch, the GOP talking heads and everyone on Fox News will all soon be echoing the same drivel, discussion of gun regulations should not be brought up, instead we need to address radical Islamic terrorism. The fact the vast majority of homicide by gunshot victims are not shot by radical Islamic terrorists be damned.
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