Where Does The Cruelty Of The Right End?

The current trajectory is extremely scary.

by Justin Rosario

Last week, a trans woman killed 3 children and 3 adults at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. The New York Post, famous for its journalistic restraint, ran the following headline: “TRANSGENDER KILLER TARGETS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL.” Republicans were quick to climb on their NRA soapbox and demand that we not politicize the tragedy.

Just kidding. They rent their garments and wept bloody tears over the dangers of trans people. All trans people. An entirely predictable departure from their reaction to previous school shootings. While protecting the blessed sanctity of guns is a top priority for the right, even that pales in comparison to sowing hatred against a vulnerable group of people. There will almost certainly be a spike in bullying and violence against the trans community, especially trans children, and that’s the entire point.

This is who Republicans are. This is who they’ve been for as long as I’ve been alive. Where does the cruelty of the right end? If we look at history, there are notable precedents — and they aren’t pretty.