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Hmm... "“Get out of my Country!” White Terrorist Shoots Asian-American Engineers in Wake of Trump Visa Ban" Oh so the guy shot two Asian-Americans because of
by gravypod 10y ago
Hmm...
"“Get out of my Country!” White Terrorist Shoots Asian-American Engineers in Wake of Trump Visa Ban"
Oh so the guy shot two Asian-Americans because of Trump's Visa Ban. Too bad that's not at all what the article says. At most the article says
"The White House sets a tone in a country. Trump’s assertion that “Islam hates us” and his project of a Muslim ban sent a signal permitting hate crimes to the millions of unbalanced people in the US into whose hands the National Rifle Association has insisted on putting firearms. "
So let me get this strait. For this thought experiment I'm going to present the ideas as how I feel the author may see them.
A -> B -> C
A: Some guy, who was democratically elected by laws and regulations set up, established, and agreeded upon by all citizens of the US. He ran on a platform of ideas that he wanted and by extension, due to his ability to have a majority election, are mirrored by a majority of the states in the union.
B: This guy does what he said he would do, or at least the closest political equivilent.
C: People take this to mean we can just kill people whenever we want!
That logic doesn't make sense. I don't see the connection from A -> B -> C. Maybe there are more factors but for a title like this I expect a "I have proof that A -> B and from this data and from this other data I can prove that B -> C".
Also, I very much take umbridge with the statement that the NRA advocates, or results in, "unbalanced people" owning guns. I'd like to see some proof of why that claim is made. The NRA is perfectly fine with a specific set of gun control measures like FIDs, the right to refuse sale, and citizen run background checks. I don't think just stomping your feet and saying "the NRA is the problem" is going to make this (or any situation) better.
I also find it very funny that the only victim not mentioned in the title is the one who isn't "Asian-American". I know many far right-wing people who I'll send this to so they can have a chuckle at this sort of white washing. Big Brother would be proud at this authors ability to create a narative in such few words. He's given "For Sale, Baby Shoes; Never worn" a run for it's money with this one.
A better title would be "Three shot, one killed in Racist Attack" or something. I'm not a writer but leaving out a victum because it doesn't sound good in your title is just extremely sad in my opinion.
- l8again 10y agoA: Some guy, who was democratically elected.... B: This guy ran on a xenophobic platform, declaring to ban an entire religion (unconstitutional). Travel ban, by the admission of his own people, was a way of "making it legal". C: Emboldens extremists and racists in his fan base to commit murders. A -> B -> C There, fixed it for you.