So, what exactly are we praying to, here?
A god who would allow this shit to happen?
Fuck that
and Fuck You.
Republican
Ghouls Send Identical Tweets After 19 Kids Killed in School Shooting
By Matt Novak
A mass shooter
killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on
Tuesday. And Republican politicians took to Twitter in the wake of this tragedy
to express their condolences. But if you look closely, you’ll notice something
odd. Many of the messages were identical, as though they’re all just copying
and pasting the same tweets from the last mass shooting.
There seems to be a
formula for how right-wing politicians are now responding to mass shootings on
social media that goes something like this: I am [HORRIFIED, HEARTBROKEN, ETC]
at the senseless tragedy in [LOCATION] today. We are [LIFTING THEM UP IN
PRAYER, PRAYING FOR THEM] and thank the heroic efforts of [POLICE, FIRST
RESPONDERS, ETC] on the scene.
That’s it. No
promise that laws will be passed to help stop these mass shootings from happening
again; no recognition that the U.S. is the only wealthy country in the world
where mass shootings happen frequently; no acknowledgement that children in
other countries don’t have to participate in active shooter drills. The only
thing politicians can muster is “thoughts and prayers” and “thank God for our
cops.”
Take a look at some
of the tweets from yesterday, with an emphasis in the text from Gizmodo to show
just how identical these statements really are.
Sen. Mitch McConnell
of Kentucky:
Horrified and heartbroken by reports of
the disgusting violence directed at innocent schoolkids in Uvalde, Texas. The
entire country is praying for the children, families, teachers, and staff and
the first responders on the scene.
Sen. Marsha
Blackburn of Tennessee:
Horrified and heartbroken to learn of the
significant loss of life in the shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Please join me in
lifting their loved ones up in prayer. Thank you to the local first responders
working on the scene.
Gov. Doug Ducey of
Arizona:
This is heartbreaking and soul wrenching.
Our prayers are with the parents, families, students and staff of Robb
Elementary in Uvalde, TX at this unimaginable time. Thankful for the heroic
efforts of medical pros, law enforcement and community members who responded so
quickly.
Sen. John Hoeven of
North Dakota:
We’re horrified by the news out of Robb
Elementary School in Uvalde, TX today. Mikey and I are heartbroken for the
families and loved ones of the victims & grateful for the first responders
and law enforcement who worked to save lives.
Gov. Brian Kemp of
Georgia:
Marty, the girls, and I are heartbroken
over news from Uvalde, Tx. For children and innocent adults, including the
school teacher, to be taken from this world in such a depraved, violent way, it
is incomprehensible. We are lifting up the families of these victims, the first
responders on the scene, and the entire community in prayer.
Sen. Ted Cruz of
Texas:
Heidi & I are fervently lifting up in
prayer the children and families in the horrific shooting in Uvalde. We are in
close contact with local officials, but the precise details are still
unfolding. Thank you to heroic law enforcement & first responders for
acting so swiftly.
Cruz’s statement was
identical to a statement he made back in October 2021 after another school
shooting in Texas:
Heidi and I are lifting up in prayer the
Timberview High School community and first responders after today’s shooting.
We are so grateful for the courage and
heroism of the first responders, and we are praying for the full recovery of
all those injured.
The list goes on and
on. And they all use the same formula.
But oddly, it wasn’t
just Republicans who used a similar mash-up of platitudes on Tuesday. Sen.
Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat from Arizona, used language identical to the
Republicans:
We are horrified and heartbroken by the
senseless tragedy unfolding at Robb Elementary School in Texas and grateful to
the first responders for acting swiftly. No families should ever have to fear
violence in their children’s schools.
Perhaps all of these
horrified and heartbroken politicians could do something about this national
tragedy that just keeps repeating itself. Or maybe they can keep those tweets
copied on their smartphones and ready to paste because this horror will no
doubt happen again sometime very soon.
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