Conspiracy theory time, what if nothing is being done regarding school shootings in order to have people splurge for private schooling instead of public? Less tax money going to schools, more going to corrupt govt?
Interesting idea. The whole school choice movement is arguably a veiled effort to defund education. So there could be a basis.
But a gun sales angle would be easily more likely. Whether enterprise software or guns, FUD always sells.
A conspiracy would imply that political resistance to reacting to school shootings. And let's be clear, it's not just reaction to guns but to any effort to lift a finger to pretend there is any problem. The fact that there aren't congressional hearings on how to prevent school shootings is the biggest red flag for me.
There have been two major congressional hearings on antisemitism on college campuses in just the past year. But school shootings? Nada. Despite 45 school shootings in the US thus far this year.
How many Jewish students have been murdered on college campuses again? Meanwhile, children are going through lockdown drills. I know recent graduates of Cal Poly University who were relieved to graduate because they spent four years dreading the inevitability of being caught it a campus shooting there.
Clearly people do not want to change the status quo any and ultimately find the death and chaos rate an acceptable price for keeping it.
More likely it could be the perception that even holding a congressional hearing on school shootings would open the door to examining the role gun laws and the non-enforcement of gun laws play, and a lot of politicians want to avoid getting close to that third rail.
What's weird is this new parental arrest approach that's emerging. Desperation is so bad, this is the version of arresting Al Capone on tax evasion.
Companies selling guns seems an easier conspirary though.
Also, while we have almost no private schooling in Belgium, it is in fact on the rise in Europe too. So you don't need school shootings it would seem.
There is a milder echo of a copycat factor in Europe. Though extreme examples like Anders Breivik were more politically motivated than just despairing teens seeking attention.
When the nuts move to private schools, I guess the shootings will follow.
There are nuts in private schools. Do not kid yourself. I am a little surprised they don't occur more often than they do, however.
Even Dick Cheney is for voting for Kamala.
Sure, he killed a million Iraqis but that's not good for the Christo-fascists.
Kamala gonna lock up the war criminal vote?