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We have a mental health problem. Blame guns all you want but lthey will always be easily available

Perhaps - or likely - the mental illness that supposedly permeates our culture is with the Left itself.


Victor Davis Hanson @VDHanson

Assassination Porn and the Sickness on the Left

If we were leftists and we were to use leftist tropes to editorialize the recent attempt on Trump’s life, then we would frame the assassination attempt in the following way:

We have witnessed for years blatant exceptions to the once common custom that we don’t normalize the imagined killing of any president or presidential candidate and thus lower the bar of violence.

But the Left constantly makes Trump an exception. Now, it as if the imagined killing of Trump had been mainstreamed and become acceptable in a way inconceivable of other presidents.

...the piece continues with a long list of the leftists in the media, Hollywood and Gov't that have threatened/advocated for violence against Trump: https://x.com/VDHanson/status/1812434677312983429


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Let's see, a lunatic leftist (it's what he does, not his supposed party registration) attempts to shoot the Republican presidential candidate - with a lawfully purchased gun - and the left's solution is more gun control?

* It's the left that has opened our borders to God knows what kind of criminals/gang bangers/terrorists coming into our country

* It's the left that has allowed crime to run rampant in our cities

And now we're supposed to hunker down in our homes and not defend ourselves?

Have you not leaned the lessons of Prohibition? What kind of business opportunities will the Mexican cartels have if you start banning certain types of weapons - especially with a wide open border? Who will end up with those guns?

Why do we have to have this stupid-ass argument again and again? It's not guns that are the problem. It's mental health. When half the country is running around thinking there are more than 2 genders, or that you can magically switch your gender, or that men can have babies, don't you think that should be a major red flag? When leftists educators propagandize young kids that they have no future because of climate change, what the hell do you think that does to their psyches? When half the country is told over and over that Trump is Hitler, and that he's going to destroy the country, don't you think you're giving people the license to "save" the country from that threat?

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Originally Posted by xuwillie

We have a mental health problem. Blame guns all you want but lthey will always be easily available

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Agreed.....but isn't it mostly a severe MORALITY problem? Our culture has become numb to the value of human life.

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Originally Posted by XU_Lou

Perhaps - or likely - the mental illness that supposedly permeates our culture is with the Left itself.


Victor Davis Hanson @VDHanson

Assassination Porn and the Sickness on the Left

If we were leftists and we were to use leftist tropes to editorialize the recent attempt on Trump’s life, then we would frame the assassination attempt in the following way:

We have witnessed for years blatant exceptions to the once common custom that we don’t normalize the imagined killing of any president or presidential candidate and thus lower the bar of violence.

But the Left constantly makes Trump an exception. Now, it as if the imagined killing of Trump had been mainstreamed and become acceptable in a way inconceivable of other presidents.

...the piece continues with a long list of the leftists in the media, Hollywood and Gov't that have threatened/advocated for violence against Trump: https://x.com/VDHanson/status/1812434677312983429


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Let's see, a lunatic leftist (it's what he does, not his supposed party registration) attempts to shoot the Republican presidential candidate - with a lawfully purchased gun - and the left's solution is more gun control?

* It's the left that has opened our borders to God knows what kind of criminals/gang bangers/terrorists coming into our country

* It's the left that has allowed crime to run rampant in our cities

And now we're supposed to hunker down in our homes and not defend ourselves?

Have you not leaned the lessons of Prohibition? What kind of business opportunities will the Mexican cartels have if you start banning certain types of weapons - especially with a wide open border? Who will end up with those guns?

Why do we have to have this stupid-ass argument again and again? It's not guns that are the problem. It's mental health. When half the country is running around thinking there are more than 2 genders, or that you can magically switch your gender, or that men can have babies, don't you think that should be a major red flag? When leftists educators propagandize young kids that they have no future because of climate change, what the hell do you think that does to their psyches? When half the country is told over and over that Trump is Hitler, and that he's going to destroy the country, don't you think you're giving people the license to "save" the country from that threat?

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Epic.

The "Trump is Hitler" sitcom Morning Joe CANCELLED for today. Scarborough and his radicals have a real problem going forward.....hilarious!

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/morni...063440520.html

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Originally Posted by xuwillie

We have a mental health problem. Blame guns all you want but lthey will always be easily available

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Sure. They are both an issue with many different layers. I certainly am not advocating for getting rid of all guns, but sensible gun control. I have shot at-15s, they are not needed for hunting or protection.

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Originally Posted by XU_Lou

Perhaps - or likely - the mental illness that supposedly permeates our culture is with the Left itself.


Victor Davis Hanson @VDHanson

Assassination Porn and the Sickness on the Left

If we were leftists and we were to use leftist tropes to editorialize the recent attempt on Trump’s life, then we would frame the assassination attempt in the following way:

We have witnessed for years blatant exceptions to the once common custom that we don’t normalize the imagined killing of any president or presidential candidate and thus lower the bar of violence.

But the Left constantly makes Trump an exception. Now, it as if the imagined killing of Trump had been mainstreamed and become acceptable in a way inconceivable of other presidents.

...the piece continues with a long list of the leftists in the media, Hollywood and Gov't that have threatened/advocated for violence against Trump: https://x.com/VDHanson/status/1812434677312983429


*************************************************


Let's see, a lunatic leftist (it's what he does, not his supposed party registration) attempts to shoot the Republican presidential candidate - with a lawfully purchased gun - and the left's solution is more gun control?

* It's the left that has opened our borders to God knows what kind of criminals/gang bangers/terrorists coming into our country

* It's the left that has allowed crime to run rampant in our cities

And now we're supposed to hunker down in our homes and not defend ourselves?

Have you not leaned the lessons of Prohibition? What kind of business opportunities will the Mexican cartels have if you start banning certain types of weapons - especially with a wide open border? Who will end up with those guns?

Why do we have to have this stupid-ass argument again and again? It's not guns that are the problem. It's mental health. When half the country is running around thinking there are more than 2 genders, or that you can magically switch your gender, or that men can have babies, don't you think that should be a major red flag? When leftists educators propagandize young kids that they have no future because of climate change, what the hell do you think that does to their psyches? When half the country is told over and over that Trump is Hitler, and that he's going to destroy the country, don't you think you're giving people the license to "save" the country from that threat?

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Yes! Division and blaming one side for everything is certainly the answer. Well done, dumb shit

The Trump shooting seems to have taken the air out of the movement to get Biden to step aside.

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Originally Posted by GoMuskies

It's been over 24 hours since Trump was shot, so I figure the new talking points memo must be out. I thought we'd have seen the gist of that posted here by now.

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Here to help out.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/t...rally-shooting

And his more nuanced impression of the situation:

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog...ifying-moments