If people aren’t panicked, they wouldn’t elect panic-pandering politicians, so there must always be a panic — crime, drugs, commies, libruls, etc.
If people aren’t panicked, they wouldn’t elect panic-pandering politicians, so there must always be a panic — crime, drugs, commies, libruls, etc.
For republicans, ‘fear’ is their identity, and republicans love playing identity politics with it. They make up threats where there is none. My father for example doesn’t want lax immigration in case “someone comes over here with a bomb”. oh ok pops.
I have a co-worker who doesn’t want immigrants because she thinks they’re all unvaccinated and thus spreaders of disease. She is also anti-vax.
Ask him about Oklahoma City.
Right? It’s been a slow process but he’s a smart guy and he’s starting to show signs of critical thought. He just seemed to lean in real hard on “well, these GOP folks do sound reasonable.” And he’s right, if you don’t really pay attention to the word and content (or just accept it, uncritically) but listen to the cadence and indignation, they do sound reasonable. By comparison, leftists sound angry and a smart-sounding republican talking down to an angry leftist sounds reasonable. And, after all, most of the news sounds like the republican.
It would be easier to just buy a gun also legal
The number may be lower for Democrats, but it’s still a majority.