I Shall Not Be Moved: The anthem of weak politicians who fear the gun lobby

[lees1975]

https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2023/04/i-shall-not-be-moved.html

The chorus of the old Christian hymn "I Shall Not Be Moved" popped into my mind as I watched news reports this week as politicians, including some of Tennessee's Senate and Congressional delegation, put on sad faces, clicked their tongues at the awful attack on The Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville where six people, including three students and three staff members, died as a result of gun violence perpetrated by a shooter who owned seven military-style assault weapons, and then determined that they would not be moved to do anything to stop gun violence in schools by supporting meaningful and effective gun control legislation.

They will not be moved.

Not moved, even by six deaths, three of them children, in a school where it's not hard to figure out that most of the parents of the students are politically like-minded, conservative Republicans. Not moved, not even Senator Marsha Blackburn, who happens to be a member of Christ Presbyterian Church, just down the road from Covenant, its "mother" congregation, from which Covenant Presbyterian Church was formed and its school, started by parents from the school operated by Blackburn's church. You'd think that a shooting in a school where she very likely knows some of the parents, and staff members, most of whom would be supportive constituents, and with whom she would share her specific Christian values and perspective, would move her. And it did, but no further than "thoughts and prayers."

And as far as I am concerned, that should tell Tennessee voters that she is not qualified to serve as a United States Senator. What we got from Blackburn was a resolution in Congress honoring the victims. What we should have got from her was sponsorship of a bill banning assault weapons and unqualified support for it. That's what a real senator with the people's interest at heart would have done, especially after something like this.

[lees1975]

1. Do you think arming teachers is a solution to this problem? Think again.

It has come out, in the last week since the shooting, that employees of the school had permits and were armed. It hasn't been disclosed which ones, but against someone armed with two assault rifles, it wouldn't have been much help. And clearly, it wasn't.

[Tanuki]

2. Grotesque. Nobody in the gun lobby is singing We Shall Not be Moved

and it is appalling that the author concocts a scenario of it being an "anthem" for pro-gun politicians. It is one of the most sacred Civil Rights Movement songs and it is blasphemous for someone to tarnish it in this way. Sorry, I couldn't get past my visceral reaction to even read the article, which may have made some good points.

[lees1975]

3. Reading the article gives the perspective. The song is an original gospel number

and has been used for several other themes. It's the statement, that the politicians are not moved, even by the deaths of children in their own inner circle.

No tarnish indented.

[czarjak]

4. "Like a tree, that's standing by the water, I shall not moved"

Until a hurricane comes along and yanks it out by the root?
More justification for hateful ignorance. Period.