Like running into a Category 5 wind, or trying to be heard while standing next to a fully-throttled jet engine. Might as well not try. This is what is going to happen every time we get news about another mass shooting.
In an attempt to garner some attention, Maddow tried a different tact last night, highlighting the perspective of news anchors and field reporters reporting in real time on unfolding mass shootings where their own children were caught up in the lockdowns. She also featured people for whom this was their second direct encounter with such a situation.
Nothing’s gonna work, Rachel. Nice try, though.
This is such a black mark, isn’t it? Shouldn’t it be? Nowhere else on earth comes anywhere close when it comes to the frequency of such events. And they’re gonna keep happening because profit margins and the precious Second Amendment are more important than sensible—and popular—gun control measures. That, and people can’t cope anymore.
Get ready for the next one(s). Shouldn’t be a problem, right? Ghastly violence that we just file away with the rest of the news.
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