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#RepublicanEndorsedShootings
#ItsTheGuns
White Americans cling to guns as a symbol of strength & independence. They see its loss as a final, fatal blow.
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#RepublicanEndorsedShootings
#ItsTheGuns
White Americans cling to guns as a symbol of strength & independence. They see its loss as a final, fatal blow.
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Yes, the gun lobby & weapons manufacturers fuel the violence with easily available assault-style weapons, whose small caliber 5.56 mm cartridges make them largely useless for hunting. Yes, the lax gun laws & risible background checks are partially to blame. But America also
Yes, the gun lobby & weapons manufacturers fuel the violence with easily available assault-style weapons, whose small caliber 5.56 mm cartridges make them largely useless for hunting. Yes, the lax gun laws & risible background checks are partially to blame. But America also
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fetishizes guns. This fetish has intensified among white working-class men, who have seen everything slip beyond their grasp: economic stability, a sense of place within the society, hope for the future & political empowerment. The fear of losing the gun is the final crushing
fetishizes guns. This fetish has intensified among white working-class men, who have seen everything slip beyond their grasp: economic stability, a sense of place within the society, hope for the future & political empowerment. The fear of losing the gun is the final crushing
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blow to self-esteem & dignity, a surrender to the economic & political forces that have destroyed their lives. They cling to the gun as an idea, a belief that with it they are strong, unassailable & independent. The shifting sands of demographics, with white peopleย projected
blow to self-esteem & dignity, a surrender to the economic & political forces that have destroyed their lives. They cling to the gun as an idea, a belief that with it they are strong, unassailable & independent. The shifting sands of demographics, with white peopleย projected
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to become a minority in the U.S. by 2045, intensifies this primal desire โ they would sayย ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅย โ to own a weapon.
There have beenย more than 189ย mass shootings this year [200 when this was published in June '22]. There are nearly 400 million guns in the U.S., someย 120 guns
to become a minority in the U.S. by 2045, intensifies this primal desire โ they would sayย ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅย โ to own a weapon.
There have beenย more than 189ย mass shootings this year [200 when this was published in June '22]. There are nearly 400 million guns in the U.S., someย 120 guns
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for every 100 Americans. Half of the privately-owned guns are owned byย 3%ย of the population,ย according toย a 2016 study. Restrictive gun laws & gun laws that are inequitably enforced, block gun ownership for many Black people, especially in urban neighborhoods. Federal law, for
for every 100 Americans. Half of the privately-owned guns are owned byย 3%ย of the population,ย according toย a 2016 study. Restrictive gun laws & gun laws that are inequitably enforced, block gun ownership for many Black people, especially in urban neighborhoods. Federal law, for
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example, prohibits gun ownership for most people with felony convictions, effectively barring legal gun ownership for 1/3 of Black men. The outlawing of guns for Blacks is part of a long continuum. Black people were denied the right to own guns under the antebellum
example, prohibits gun ownership for most people with felony convictions, effectively barring legal gun ownership for 1/3 of Black men. The outlawing of guns for Blacks is part of a long continuum. Black people were denied the right to own guns under the antebellum
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Slave Codes, the post-Civil War Black Codes & the Jim Crow laws.
White people built their supremacy in America & globally with violence. They massacred Native Americans & stole their land. They kidnapped Africans, shipped them as cargo to the Americas, & then enslaved,
Slave Codes, the post-Civil War Black Codes & the Jim Crow laws.
White people built their supremacy in America & globally with violence. They massacred Native Americans & stole their land. They kidnapped Africans, shipped them as cargo to the Americas, & then enslaved,
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lynched, imprisoned & impoverished Black people for generations. They have always gunned down Black people with impunity, a historical reality only recently discernible to most white people because of cell phone videos of killings.
White society, sometimes overtly & sometimes
lynched, imprisoned & impoverished Black people for generations. They have always gunned down Black people with impunity, a historical reality only recently discernible to most white people because of cell phone videos of killings.
White society, sometimes overtly & sometimes
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unconsciously, deeply fears Black retribution for its four centuries of murderous assaults.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ
unconsciously, deeply fears Black retribution for its four centuries of murderous assaults.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ
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๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ต๐๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐.
Southern white men were not only requiredย to own guns but to serve in
๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ต๐๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐.
Southern white men were not only requiredย to own guns but to serve in
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slave patrols. These weapons were used to exterminate the indigenous population, hunt down enslaved people who escaped bondage & violently crush slave revolts, strikes & other uprisings by oppressed groups. Vigilante violence is wired into our DNA.
Most American violence has
slave patrols. These weapons were used to exterminate the indigenous population, hunt down enslaved people who escaped bondage & violently crush slave revolts, strikes & other uprisings by oppressed groups. Vigilante violence is wired into our DNA.
Most American violence has
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been initiated with a 'conservative' bias. It has been unleashed against abolitionists, Catholics, radicals, workers & labor organizers, Negroes, Orientals, & other ethnic or racial or ideological minorities, & has been used ostensibly to protect the American, the Southern,
been initiated with a 'conservative' bias. It has been unleashed against abolitionists, Catholics, radicals, workers & labor organizers, Negroes, Orientals, & other ethnic or racial or ideological minorities, & has been used ostensibly to protect the American, the Southern,
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the white Protestant, or simply the established middle-class way of life & morals. A high proportion of our violent actions has thus come from the top dogs or the middle dogs. Such has been the character of most mob & vigilante movements. This may help to explain why so
the white Protestant, or simply the established middle-class way of life & morals. A high proportion of our violent actions has thus come from the top dogs or the middle dogs. Such has been the character of most mob & vigilante movements. This may help to explain why so
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little of it has been used against state authority, & why in turn it has been so easily & indulgently forgotten.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐๐ป ๐ฒ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐. ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ
little of it has been used against state authority, & why in turn it has been so easily & indulgently forgotten.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐๐ป ๐ฒ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐. ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ
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๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ.
The specter of societal collapse reinforces the gun fetish. Survivalist cults, infused with white supremacy, paint the scenario of gangs of marauding Black & brown
๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ.
The specter of societal collapse reinforces the gun fetish. Survivalist cults, infused with white supremacy, paint the scenario of gangs of marauding Black & brown
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people fleeing the chaos of lawless cities & ravaging the countryside. These hordes of Black & brown people, the survivalists believe, will only be kept at bay with guns, especially assault-style weapons. This is not far removed from calling for their extermination.
people fleeing the chaos of lawless cities & ravaging the countryside. These hordes of Black & brown people, the survivalists believe, will only be kept at bay with guns, especially assault-style weapons. This is not far removed from calling for their extermination.
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America's gun fetish & culture of vigilante violence makes the U.S. very different from other industrialized nations.
The longer we remain in a state of political paralysis, dominated by a corporate oligarchy that refuses to respond to the mounting misery of the bottom half
America's gun fetish & culture of vigilante violence makes the U.S. very different from other industrialized nations.
The longer we remain in a state of political paralysis, dominated by a corporate oligarchy that refuses to respond to the mounting misery of the bottom half
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of the population, the more the rage of the underclass will find expression through violence. People who are Black, Muslim, Asian, Jewish & LGBTQ, along with the undocumented, liberals, feminists & intellectuals, already branded as contaminants, will be slated for execution.
of the population, the more the rage of the underclass will find expression through violence. People who are Black, Muslim, Asian, Jewish & LGBTQ, along with the undocumented, liberals, feminists & intellectuals, already branded as contaminants, will be slated for execution.
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Violence will spawn more violence.
In general, as social & moral & political & sexual entities, white Americans are probably the sickest & certainly the most dangerous people, of any color, to be found in the world today.
๐ง๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ
Violence will spawn more violence.
In general, as social & moral & political & sexual entities, white Americans are probably the sickest & certainly the most dangerous people, of any color, to be found in the world today.
๐ง๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ
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๐บ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ณ๐.
When this mythology appears under threat it triggers a ferocious backlash,
๐บ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ณ๐.
When this mythology appears under threat it triggers a ferocious backlash,
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for without the myth there is an emptiness, an emotional void, a crushing despair.
America has two choices. It can reintegrate the dispossessed back into the society through radical New Deal types of reforms, or it can leave its underclass to wallow in the toxins of poverty,
for without the myth there is an emptiness, an emotional void, a crushing despair.
America has two choices. It can reintegrate the dispossessed back into the society through radical New Deal types of reforms, or it can leave its underclass to wallow in the toxins of poverty,
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hate & resentment, fueling the blood sacrifices that afflict us. This choice, I fear, has already been made. The ruling oligarchy doesn't take the subway or fly on commercial jets. It is protected by the FBI, Homeland Security, police escorts & bodyguards. Its children attend
hate & resentment, fueling the blood sacrifices that afflict us. This choice, I fear, has already been made. The ruling oligarchy doesn't take the subway or fly on commercial jets. It is protected by the FBI, Homeland Security, police escorts & bodyguards. Its children attend
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private schools. It lives in gated communities with elaborate surveillance systems. We don't matter.
Full article:
salon.com/2022/06/07/theโฆ
private schools. It lives in gated communities with elaborate surveillance systems. We don't matter.
Full article:
salon.com/2022/06/07/theโฆ
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