Republicans and Democrats, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nancy Mace, are canceling events and taking other security precautions.
The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is sending shock waves through Capitol Hill, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressing fears for their own safety and taking greater security precautions following a summer of political violence.
Members are beefing up their security, moving public events indoors or canceling them altogether. One is even vowing to carry firearms.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., the progressive star who has faced numerous death threats over the years, said Thursday she had postponed two public events planned for this weekend in North Carolina, including a rally in Raleigh set for Sunday.
If AOC is cancelling events it’s because of fear of retaliatory action on the right, but NBC won’t title it in such an honest way.
Also, “one is even vowing to carry firearms” lmao. I’m all for people’s right to bear arms, but it doesn’t protect you individually from an assassin. What, if only Kirk had a pistol on him, he could have whipped it out and shot the other bullet in half before it hit him, like the fucking Matrix?
And to take up the gun-nuts usual spiel: this time, the people had the good guy with the gun to defend them against Kirk.
AOC has had a target on her for years.
Had someone tell me they had a problem cuz he wasn’t even able to defend himself. The gymnastics to not blame gun violence when he was literally shot while talking about shootings.
Shot immediately after finishing a sentence in which he spouted racist dog whistle bullshit about the predominant demographics of mass shooters, as he was sitting under an easy-up emblazoned with PROVE ME WRONG.
The marksman:
Genuinely, the comedic timing was jaw-droppingly impeccable.
Not sure if this is official onion or not, but this one hit bullseye.
Ngl the memes about Artery Charlie are just absolute 🔥🔥🔥
It’s always depressing yet eye-opening to hear the opinions of people at the grassroots. The average citizen of America truly is so unfathomably dumb. Even the lower class of the 1700s probably had better critical thinking skills. We might even be setting all time records here.
There are some arguments, like the “not able to defend himself” one, that are so mindbogglingly stupid that I don’t even know what to say in response.
Which might be their rhetorical purpose.
People have always been this dumb as a whole. We’re apes who decided talking shit to each other is better than throwing shit at each other. If a few dozen of us hadn’t gotten lucky enough to figure out some amazing things over the centuries we’d all still be praying to the god of the hunt to bring back the buffalo herd next season so we don’t starve to death.
There’s a good book called “Not for Profit” came out around 2010 and describes how the systematic erosion of arts/literature, the Humanties, from school systems, is being replaced by bare minimum to train workers. Creating a dumb population that can’t think for themselves, makes it easy for government control with no resistance
If throwing shit was socially acceptable I’d definitely choose that over talking.
Not just for assassins. Carrying a gun is negative for your physical safety in general.
I believe you, but can we see the stats behind that statement?
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun-violence-solutions/research-reports/gun-violence-in-the-united-states
Thanks
The commenter may provide a link but if you at an overview take a look at Canada vs USA. In Canada you can get your gun license at 12 for using a firearm, and need to be maybe 16 or 18(I forget) to purchase one. But we don’t have a gun culture of carrying in public. Then look at the USA. Not only is everyone gun happy, they actually live in fear. Gun deaths are often from their own gun used on them.
It also gives every gun toter a false sense of security, and Imma be a hero mentality, leading to deaths.
That does sound fascinating. I’d imagine stress would play a roll.
Just tell chuck schumer to take over for all her events.
We don’t need that many letters 🤣
I see what you did there 🤣