Yesterday, an 18 year old white supremacist went into a predominately Black supermarket and started slaughtering people. He was parroting the points that Tucker Carlson spews forth on his White Power Hour every night on Fox.
Of course, America has a gun problem. We know this, even if we are rendered mostly powerless to do anything about it. Even the most common sense of gun laws are held beyond our capacity to act.
Our increasing tolerance of outright racism by people like Carlson is the match to the gasoline. This deluded kid was poisoned by Carlson's desire to get ratings by pandering to the worst impulses of American history, and then have Sean Hannity whine about CRT.
It is difficult to see Fox News as anything but an ongoing conspiracy against our desire for a "kinder gentler America" that even Republicans once professed a desire to see.
There will be no consequences for Carlson and Fox of course. And guns will remain freely available to any angry asshole who wants one.
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