Final week, Opinion’s Becca Decrease reported on Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) tweeting out a Christmas picture that confirmed him and his household holding weapons whereas standing in entrance of a Christmas tree.
For many who missed it, test it out under:
Merry Christmas! 🎄
ps. Santa, please carry ammo. 🎁 pic.twitter.com/NVawULhCNr— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 4, 2021
Naturally, a freakout on the left commenced afterwards, with a few of Massie’s Democrat colleagues within the Home additionally weighing in and doing a little advantage signalling alongside the way in which. Others together with some By no means Trumpers steered it was “a horrible option to have a good time the delivery of Jesus,” an argument Opinion’s Brandon Morse tackled right here.
However simply yesterday, CNN’s Asha Rangappa, who I’ve been reliably instructed is a “authorized analyst” however who oftentimes doesn’t sound like one, lastly weighed in together with her official scorching tackle the matter. And as per the norm, it was an actual doozy.
“If there have been black or brown households all posing with weapons in entrance of their Christmas timber on social media,” she wrote, “do you assume these identical GOP reps can be celebrating it as 2nd Modification freedom, or utilizing it to worry monger a couple of ‘race warfare’ or ‘invasion’ or some such?”
In fact, in actuality, the one “race warfare fearmongering” happening was that which was being carried out by Rangappa herself. She was set straight rapidly by individuals who pointed to just some of the various examples of black people with weapons who white conservatives apparently appreciated:
Yeah it’s a thriller https://t.co/a2YoRll3u0 pic.twitter.com/pzmJLWk2Gq
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) December 8, 2021
This was probably the most shared pictures on proper wing twitter final 12 months… https://t.co/5DEWqO66GN pic.twitter.com/7UByCj9dcD
— Joseph Chalfant (@JoeChalfant) December 8, 2021
The “white conservatives are scared of black gun house owners” argument goes again thus far I’ve misplaced rely, and it’s so nonsensical that it defies logic. White conservatives are usually not solely not “terrified” of black gun house owners, however they really encourage authorized gun possession to them in the identical method they do with girls, Hispanics, homosexual individuals, and many others.
Actually, it’s been my expertise that gun rights are a really shut second solely to the First Modification by way of how passionately conservatives defend the rights outlined within the Structure, maybe as a result of the 2 are so intertwined. Naturally, they’re very happy to welcome new Second Modification proponents into the fold no matter race and/or political affiliation.
And if Rangappa doesn’t consider me, possibly she’ll consider an precise black conservative – Opinion’s personal Kira Davis.
“Asha, Black girls are the quickest rising group of gun house owners in America and we’re pleased with it,” Kira tweeted in response to Rangappa’s nonsense. “I’ve but to satisfy a conservative who didn’t assume that was fairly rattling superior. Please get out extra. Thanks.”
Belief me once I say it’s at all times sensible to take heed to Kira. Individuals who don’t normally find yourself regretting it as a result of whether or not liberals prefer it or not, Kira is normally proper.
And so am I. Like 95% of the time. Although my dad would say that I believe I’m proper 100% of the time. I plead the fifth on that one. However I digress…
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