Quote:Name one person on this board whom you would characterize as liberal that has blamed the shooting on anything or anyone other than the shooter.

 

Where did I say anyone on this board did anything of the sort? I was simply pointing out that in these instances where there's a mass shooting, the liberal mindset always goes back to blaming the object.  So, you have a shooting in Charleston, and the biggest controversy is a flag.  That's what gets people outraged.  Prior to the flag controversy, the city of Charleston was actually handling this situation with far more compassion and class than cities like Ferguson or Baltimore. 

 

Go back through this thread and look at who is most outraged about a flag.  You won't see anyone who would be categorized as a conservative making that their big issue.

 

Same thing is true for those in this same thread who have used this situation as an opportunity to talk about more gun laws.  Again, more laws wouldn't have prevented the shooting in Charleston just as it wouldn't have stopped what happened in Sandy Hook or out in Colorado.  But, there's a good tragedy to exploit, so this is a golden opportunity to try to restrict legal access to guns even more so.  

 

Nobody is coming out directly and blaming guns or flags, but all you need to do is look at where the outrage is right now and that's exactly what's happening.   You've got a state legislature debating whether they should remove a flag from a monument or not.  You've got national politicians opining the fact that there needs to be more gun control. 

 

Someone said earlier in this discussion that they were amazed at how bipartisan this has been.  What were they expecting?  What conservative who has aspirations to remain in public office is going to go against the mob here?  Not one. 

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