American society finds itself in peak outrage season, again, with the debate in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting unfortunately being constrained to guns rather than to the cultural underpinnings of the phenomenon, and with the actual Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v.
“Pay attention, and you'll see this writ large throughout the political sandbox. Any outcome that is desired or fits the narrative is "legitimate." Anyone that does not is not, and is instead the product of systemic something-ism and/or radicals who must be removed from positions of authority - by whatever means can be snuck past the system's checks, balances, guard rails, and limits. The process is only useful when it can be leveraged to ensure an outcome. Anything less invites the same assertions of illegitimacy, with a concomitant justifying of ignoring or subverting it.“
“If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell” ― Carl Sandburg
“Pay attention, and you'll see this writ large throughout the political sandbox. Any outcome that is desired or fits the narrative is "legitimate." Anyone that does not is not, and is instead the product of systemic something-ism and/or radicals who must be removed from positions of authority - by whatever means can be snuck past the system's checks, balances, guard rails, and limits. The process is only useful when it can be leveraged to ensure an outcome. Anything less invites the same assertions of illegitimacy, with a concomitant justifying of ignoring or subverting it.“
“If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell” ― Carl Sandburg