Greg Abbott wonders "why did the government do this? "
Uh, Governor, you ARE the fucking government.
Abbott is incapable of discussing ANYTHING without drawing in typical conservative bugbears. He incorrectly said that the victims of the Cleveland shooting were illegal immigrants. When the state was entirely without power for a week during a winter storm, he blamed renewables when it was actually the natural gas network that went down.
When he blames “the government,” among conservatives that is inherently understood to be the federal government. There’s no logic to it and it doesn’t matter. This framing lets conservatives direct their fear and anger toward something they’re comfortable fearing and hating, rather than having to take an uncomfortable look at how their own state policies have helped create the surge in gun violence.
Uh, Governor, you ARE the fucking government.
Abbott is incapable of discussing ANYTHING without drawing in typical conservative bugbears. He incorrectly said that the victims of the Cleveland shooting were illegal immigrants. When the state was entirely without power for a week during a winter storm, he blamed renewables when it was actually the natural gas network that went down.
When he blames “the government,” among conservatives that is inherently understood to be the federal government. There’s no logic to it and it doesn’t matter. This framing lets conservatives direct their fear and anger toward something they’re comfortable fearing and hating, rather than having to take an uncomfortable look at how their own state policies have helped create the surge in gun violence.