Is there an alternative? There is very little common ground between political parties on this issue. In the NYTimes article on the recent shootings in Paris the most upvoted comment blames it on the GWB.
Shootings are the result of political decisions. At the same time people want to have in the future political decisions that lead to less shootings. That's also very political.
If you believe in democracy and that important decisions should be made via public debates instead of in secret then it makes sense to speak politically about important events like mass shootings.
"There’s something different about what happened from Charlie Hebdo, and I think everybody would feel that. There was a sort of particularized focus and perhaps even a legitimacy in terms of – not a legitimacy, but a rationale that you could attach yourself to somehow and say, okay, they’re really angry because of this and that."
I hadn't realized this distinction. Clearly, there should be a sliding scale on how much to politicize based on who the victims are.
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