In terms of Republican popularity, or lack thereof, then there is this.
Following the massacre in Buffalo over the weekend by a teenager we are hearing the same load of crap from politicians that we heard following Columbine, Sandy Hook, San Bernardino, Orlando, Las Vegas, Sutherland Springs, Parkland, El Paso, N.Y. City subway, and countless others.
And nothing got done. Nothing will get done following the Buffalo massacre. Why?
Here a few reasons and they all can be attributed to a political party. Guess which one? It is the party that is expected win big in the November mid-terms.
The
National Rifle Association (NRA) is a
501(c)(4) nonprofit organization it says of itself, It is widely recognized today as a major political force and as America's foremost defender of Second Amendment rights.In 2013.
The Washington Post called the NRA "arguably the most powerful lobbying organization in the nation’s capital."
National Rifle Association
We know that the NRA contributes heavily to the Republican Party, and the GOP has for decades stymied gun control measures in Congress. We know Republicans are waiting for the clamor over the Buffalo massacre to blow over, but that is extremely unlikely.
There will be another mass shooting before the month is over. Indeed, there were at least four other mass shootings since Friday coinciding with the Buffalo massacre.
Then there is this.
The Guardian reports, "The massacre by a
white supremacist gunman of Black shoppers at a Buffalo grocery store has drawn renewed scrutiny of
Republican figures in the US who have embraced the racist “great replacement theory” he is alleged to have used as justification for the murders.
"Born from far-right nationalism, the extremist ideology expounding the view that immigration will ultimately destroy white values and western civilization has found favor not only with media figures, such as the conservative Fox News host Tucker Carlson, but a host of elected politicians and others seeking office.
"They have convinced themselves Democrats are operating an open-door immigration policy to “replace” Republican voters with people of color and keep themselves in power permanently.
"A study of the history of great replacement theory
in Republican circles states the theory isn’t new to American politicians. In 2017, the Iowa congressman
Steve King, a fierce Trump loyalist, said in a tweet: “We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies.”
So, what is the teenage killer supposed to think? The Buffalo killer was embracing a theory that is being held by Republican lawmakers. Republicans protect the right to purchase firearms by preventing regulation to be passed in Congress. A Republican President thought it was okay to lead a coup attempt to overthrow our elected government because he lost an election, and he is the current the leader of the GOP. Our capitol was ransacked, hundreds were injured, and people were killed in the coup attempt.
In his mind he was doing God's work. After all, nearly everything he believed was supported by the Republican Party, and they are expected to win in November.
The forum's Republicans will remain silent about all of this. What the hell can they say?