Tucker Carlson Cooks Up Absurd New Scapegoat For Texas School Massacre

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Tucker Carlson suggested that coronavirus pandemic lockdowns ― not guns ― were to blame for recent mass shootings in the U.S.

On Wednesday, the Fox News host tried to connect recent shooting massacres in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas, to one of his favorite targets: COVID-19 mitigation measures.

“Oh, so the lockdowns dramatically increase the incidence of mental illness among young people and in 10 days, we’ve seen two mass shootings by mentally ill young people. Could there be a connection?” he asked. “Now, that’s not finger-pointing. It’s not to blame [Dr. Anthony] Fauci for yesterday’s shooting. We’re not that low. We’re not Joe Biden. But if people are becoming mentally ill because they’re disconnected from others, what can we do to connect them to others and thereby reduce the incidence of mental illness? That’s a real conversation.”

The shooters in Buffalo and Uvalde used assault rifles they had purchased legally. Both men were 18. The Buffalo gunman killed 10 people at a supermarket in what authorities said was a racially motivated attack against the Black community. The Uvalde shooter killed 19 children and two teachers.

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[dchill]

1. "We're not Joe Biden."

You got THAT right, Fucker.

[Frustratedlady]

2. Tucker asks...

But if people are becoming mentally ill because they’re disconnected from others, what can we do to connect them to others and thereby reduce the incidence of mental illness?

My reply would be that people are connecting with lots of others by attending funerals of those killed during mass shootings.

Can't something be done about Tucker and his bosses? Talk about mental illness.

[lapfog_1]

3. there must be a rolodex of excuses

lack of good guys with a gun - uh no, many trained good guys were there, with guns

video games - uh no, many cultures around the world play video games, but no school shooters

mental illness - well no, no evidence that this shooter was mentally ill... he may not have been quite right, but he wasn't mentally ill enough to have had any treatments or any known problems

now add the insanely stupid - lock downs - only we haven't been in a lock down for 2 years and even then you could travel to the grocery store or the pharmacy. Right now, even in California - masks are not required. This guy worked at the local Wendy's.

What is the one thing missing from this circus of explanations - guns

[EYESORE 9001]

4. What about all the mass shootings that happened before the pandemic?

They don’t even attempt to make sense.

[Tom Kitten]

9. Well there are other diseases they can blame

Mumps, scurvy, the rickets...The "vapors" go way back...
I read at Media Matters he also blames the homeless...

[lees1975]

5. Carlson must be a real snowflake to think that

having to wear a mask and social distance for a while causes mental illness. Otherwise, what restrictions is he talking about? We had nothing compared to Europe and some Asian countries, but we're the ones with the shooters, not them.

[EarlG]

6. I don't think he's made the point he thinks he's making

It's not unreasonable to suggest that the pandemic has exacerbated mental health problems among young men, and increased the chance that they might snap and commit mass murder.

But KNOWING THAT, why are Republicans still arguing that we should make it as easy as possible for as many people as possible to get as many guns as possible?

[sinkingfeeling]

7. Then why hasn't the same things happened in the rest of the world?

[Irish_Dem]

8. Most of the planet had lockdowns but are not slaughtering their children.

[sop]

10. People went crazy watching FOX News during Covid lockdowns.

[TreasonousBastard]

11. Carlson has crossed the divide into the insanity that is AM hate radio and...

rightwing internet sites.

Why he is still allowed on Fox news/entertainment is a mystery.