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Are Children Safer With Drag Queens Than With Politicians and Clergy Men In America?
Nashville on my mind..
Another mass shooting with three children killed.
This time it was in Nashville, Tennessee.
As expected, politicians of all stripes have come out to condemn the killings stating that their thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victims.
And life goes on until the next shooting at which point, our Republican friends will rinse and repeat the same lines.
The point is that nothing sums up the utter decadence of American society than the way it treats its children.
Its politicians are very happy to take the bloodstained money of the gun lobby and the NRA, rather than pass meaningful legislation which protects children all over the country.
Republicans will state that any attempt at passing laws which make it difficult for people to acquire assault weapons is an infringement on their constitutional rights; a view which made it possible for the mentally ill assailant to purchase multiple weapons.
And we should never forget that Democrats and Republicans alike are more than happy to engage in incestuous intercourse with the health Insurance industry in ensuring that they are awash with campaign…