from “Macbeth,” in which Ross laments that Scotland has become not a place to live but merely a place to die: “Almost afraid to know itself. It cannot / Be call’d our mother, but our grave . . . where violent sorrow seems / A modern ecstasy.” A modern ecstasy—and a habit, or a ritual, with its attendant ceremonies and scripts and rites. These always include cut-and-paste expressions of sympathy and concern from various bridesmaids of the.
Politicians like these are routinely criticized for their hypocrisy and empty gestures—their “thoughts and prayers.” But, if only for the sake of rhetorical hygiene, we should go a step further. Republicans, as we know, get what they want. It is their best feature. They have vacuumed up the state legislatures,
winterjessica I will never understand why we don’t ban the armor piercing and hollow point bullets.
winterjessica Mental cases in Congress 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
winterjessica More children are killed by drunk drivers than school shooters. We should be banning alcohol immediately since it’s clearly a larger issue.
winterjessica SUVs kill.