Yavin4
Yavin4's JournalHallmarks of civilization: robust public health and education systems, ability to assemble without..
fearing being randomly shot, shared public commons, humane treatment of the elderly, respect of differences (e.g. biological, religious, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, etc.), an appreciation of knowledge,
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If the Vegas shooter was connected to ISIS, we'd be at war with someone right now.
If the Vegas shooter was connected to BLM, there would be mass arrests and incarcerations right now.
If the Vegas shooter was connected to North Korea, we'd be launching nukes.
Alas, the Vegas shooter was a run of the mill, old White guy who had a bunch of guns, and the response from our government is....'meh, what can you do?'
There's no more clearer evidence of White supremacy in America than that.
All of our problems in a nutshell: The Republican party
The Republican party's economic philosophy only truly benefits a small sliver of the entire US voting population. So, in order to win elections, they have to make Faustian bargains with: the Religious Right, anti-choice, bigots, homophobes, sexists, gun nuts, Islamophobes, White supremacists, anti-LGBTQs, polluters, and any other asshole group that I have forgot to mention.
They're not conservative. They're just assholes.
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