Most Americans don't accept the mass slaughter of children. Why does the GOP?

[Nevilledog]

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Ds are the party that is willing to “suffer” the mild inconvenience of masks and vaccination and “sacrifice” weapons of war to protect others. They are therefore far more deserving of the “pro-life” mantel.

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Opinion | Most Americans don’t accept the mass slaughter of children. Why does the GOP?
A new poll shows that it's not just politicians who are the problem.
10:42 AM · Jun 6, 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/06/guns-deaths-violence-schooting-cbs-poll-shows-republicans-accept-mass-slaughter-children/

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Republicans often throw out platitudes on their refusal to tackle the gun epidemic: We all care about kids, they say. Sometimes their tone becomes defensive: Don’t question our sincerity!

The polls show a different story. While 60 percent of Americans favor tougher gun laws, only 29 percent of Republicans do, according to the latest CBS News-YouGov poll. A significant majority (62 percent) favor banning semiautomatic weapons such as AR-15s, but only 31 percent of Republicans say the same. Support for red-flag laws among Republicans is 20 points lower than among the general public.

It gets wackier from there. Only 3 percent of Republicans say America would be safer if guns were banned; only 13 percent say it would be safer with fewer guns. A plurality of Republicans are convinced the number of guns has no effect on gun violence.

The kicker is that while only 28 percent of the general population thinks we have to accept mass gun murder as part of living in a free society, 44 percent of Republicans do. It’s an open question as to whether Republicans truly believe that claim or simply deny that there are solutions to maintain their belief in unlimited access to guns. But their willingness to accept tens of thousands of deaths each year from gun-related injuries, including small children, should stun and depress the rational Americans who do not think mass murders of schoolchildren are just a part of life.

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[onecaliberal]

1. If any of those supposed "pro life" assholes were put on trial for being pro life, what evidence

would one have to convict. I have a mountain of evidence that points to the pro death party.

[kacekwl]

2. Since the vast majority of Americans favor tougher gun laws

why not put forth some with teeth that could seriously help. Not weak platitudes so we can say we did something.

[Joinfortmill]

3. They want their guns in case of a "revolution". And as a symbol of their 'dicks'.

[magicarpet]

4. Slaughter of children is just simply collateral damages that must be tolerated,...

... because the ReTHUG Party is devoutly beholden to the the gun and ammunition lobbyists who represent the 2nd Amendment Civil Semi-automatic Weapons Industrial Complex.

Besides most of these toxic hyper-macho males use guns to buttress their teeny tiny micro penises, it .makes them feel warm and powerful internally and externally. God Bless them for circumventing their weaknesses. Shooting up a school, a mall, and a church is down right macho and manly.

[Irish_Dem]

5. GOP advocates violence as a way to terrorize and control Americans.

It is designed to instill learned helplessness, a detachment from society, and a distrust of government.

The GOP wants a docile, compliant populace so they can obtain permanent total power.

They also want to show that democracy is a failure.

The GOP will increase the violence and draconian control of women, gays, POC.

[2naSalit]

6. For them it's just the...

Cost of doing business.