Once again there has been a mass shooting in the United States, this time in a Nebraska shopping mall. Once again there is no national outcry for gun control.That's because we no longer have any gun control groups in America. Just like we don't have any real groups on any progressive issues. Practically every organization in every progressive movement is worthless at this point. The malaise we feel when thinking of how much the Dems in Congress tick us off is a symptom of something much larger. It's not just the gays, it's not just the guns, it's not just the pro-choicers, it's not just the enviros. Every liberal movement has dropped the ball, and we see it in the enviros who have failed to capitalize effectively on global warming (face it, they got lucky that Al Gore is around and the weather is so screwy, where are the established groups? Polar bears are drowning, have been for years, where was the effective campaign on that PR God-send?). And gun groups - geez, how many schools and malls have to be shot up before a gun control group figures out that they have an opportunity to finally do something about their issues?
A 19-year-old man shot and killed eight people and then himself in Omaha, Nebraska, on Wednesday with a semi-automatic AK-47 that police say he stole from his stepfather.
Leading presidential candidates for the November 2008 U.S. election issued statements expressing sorrow and support for the victims. None called for tighter gun laws, which are traditionally left to state and local authorities.
Whether it's the Dems debating Iraq, or the progressive non-profits on any issue just sitting back and doing nothing, our movement across the board stinks. It's not just the Ds in Congress, it's not just the gun control groups. It's our entire movement. It's made up of people who have long since forgotten how to fight back.
