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SHRED

(28,136 posts)
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 08:22 PM Feb 2018

Mental health and school safety are distractions [View all]


Republicans are using these two topics like crazy right now to gaslight and thus to avoid weapon ban discussions.

That's how I see it.

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That is their playbook. madaboutharry Feb 2018 #1
David Axelrod called it 'counter programming' on CNN. Gaslighting works too. applegrove Feb 2018 #2
Been hearing that for years. Corgigal Feb 2018 #3
Yup SHRED Feb 2018 #5
Only a small percentage of mass shootings are committed by The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #4
Warning: SHRED Feb 2018 #7
And they've fought against checks for... Xolodno Feb 2018 #6
exactly bdamomma Feb 2018 #14
i agree. nt LAS14 Feb 2018 #8
Lots of other distractions being used. Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #9
You are SHRED Feb 2018 #10
Thanks for that! Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #11
as i posted the other day......... Takket Feb 2018 #12
Yep. It's disgusting. hunter Feb 2018 #13
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