They've basically taken the qualified immunity that cops enjoy for shooting anyone whenever they feel threatened and extended it to the civilian populace. Just like the cops who shot the airman in Florida, Perry had no reason to be at that place at the time of the shooting and had inserted himself there wrongfully, the victim had a right…
They've basically taken the qualified immunity that cops enjoy for shooting anyone whenever they feel threatened and extended it to the civilian populace. Just like the cops who shot the airman in Florida, Perry had no reason to be at that place at the time of the shooting and had inserted himself there wrongfully, the victim had a right to have a weapon on their person at that time, but because the assailant felt threatened while being in a place he shouldn't have been was granted the right to kill someone who had the right to be armed where they were.
This fucking backwards logic is insane and if the shoes were reversed--a pro-Palestinian lefty driving into a pro-Israel counter-demonstration and then shooting an armed conservative pro-Israel protester when feeling threatened--there would be no pardon from Abbott over the same circumstance.
Well said, Travis (as always). This especially: "Perry had no reason to be at that place at the time of the shooting and had inserted himself there wrongfully . . . "
Absolutely! “For way, way too many Republicans, political violence has become a matter of shirts and skins,” except only the Rs get to go on offense. It’s always heads they win and tails anyone else loses.
“This fucking backwards logic is insane and if the shoes were reversed--a pro-Palestinian lefty driving into a pro-Israel counter-demonstration and then shooting an armed conservative pro-Israel protester when feeling threatened--there would be no pardon from Abbott over the same circumstance.”—Travis
Excellent commentary as usual. Always remember, duplicity and hypocrisy are features, not bugs in the MAGAverse.
My only question to you is, “how are you even shocked at this point? We can’t even get Congress to put up a plaque in Congress honoring all the J6th police officers who risk their lives to save these bunch of despicable ingrates!…:)
It's not surprising, just insane. The thing all authoritarians want is to wear you down and get you to stop caring and tune out. That's how they win. Never forget how abnormal any of this shit is.
Agreed, and very true. Between the state shenanigans, the SC, and the Republican Party, it’s a war of attrition, and a slow death by a thousand cuts…:)
It's gonna take a lot of caring enough to not tune out. That's the challenge before those of us in the pro-democracy movement. I worry we are so isolated behind our screens that we will falter.
Again, I ask the Bulwark: Please give us a way to set up local, pro-democracy, in-person Bulwark pods (I am so sick of Zoom) we can opt in to so we can support each other in caring enough to defeat this minority, authoritarian illness taking hold in our country that is fuled by social media and cable news.
They've basically taken the qualified immunity that cops enjoy for shooting anyone whenever they feel threatened and extended it to the civilian populace. Just like the cops who shot the airman in Florida, Perry had no reason to be at that place at the time of the shooting and had inserted himself there wrongfully, the victim had a right to have a weapon on their person at that time, but because the assailant felt threatened while being in a place he shouldn't have been was granted the right to kill someone who had the right to be armed where they were.
This fucking backwards logic is insane and if the shoes were reversed--a pro-Palestinian lefty driving into a pro-Israel counter-demonstration and then shooting an armed conservative pro-Israel protester when feeling threatened--there would be no pardon from Abbott over the same circumstance.
Well said, Travis (as always). This especially: "Perry had no reason to be at that place at the time of the shooting and had inserted himself there wrongfully . . . "
Absolutely! “For way, way too many Republicans, political violence has become a matter of shirts and skins,” except only the Rs get to go on offense. It’s always heads they win and tails anyone else loses.
“This fucking backwards logic is insane and if the shoes were reversed--a pro-Palestinian lefty driving into a pro-Israel counter-demonstration and then shooting an armed conservative pro-Israel protester when feeling threatened--there would be no pardon from Abbott over the same circumstance.”—Travis
Excellent commentary as usual. Always remember, duplicity and hypocrisy are features, not bugs in the MAGAverse.
My only question to you is, “how are you even shocked at this point? We can’t even get Congress to put up a plaque in Congress honoring all the J6th police officers who risk their lives to save these bunch of despicable ingrates!…:)
It's not surprising, just insane. The thing all authoritarians want is to wear you down and get you to stop caring and tune out. That's how they win. Never forget how abnormal any of this shit is.
Agreed, and very true. Between the state shenanigans, the SC, and the Republican Party, it’s a war of attrition, and a slow death by a thousand cuts…:)
It's gonna take a lot of caring enough to not tune out. That's the challenge before those of us in the pro-democracy movement. I worry we are so isolated behind our screens that we will falter.
Again, I ask the Bulwark: Please give us a way to set up local, pro-democracy, in-person Bulwark pods (I am so sick of Zoom) we can opt in to so we can support each other in caring enough to defeat this minority, authoritarian illness taking hold in our country that is fuled by social media and cable news.