politics. what do you see when you see this rock star introduction? there are two things chris. the first is, i want to be consistent. i ve written a lot about juvenile justice, in the way that our system treats young people, who have not psychologically developed into adulthood. cognitively developed into adulthood. in order to be consistent with, that the thing i have to say, is that i m horrified, that there s this idea of guns in valorize a shun of killing people. under the circumstances in which they were killed. the other thing that strikes, me is this is profoundly unhealthy for a young person. this is, we we know about the psychic toll in the emotional toll, that celebrity takes on young people. it s a well known story. of the child star who is very poorly adjusted as an adult.
in our politics in recent memory, which is recently saying something, because boy we ve been full of them. turning point usa events are also the kinds of places where you get questions about one to start killing people. this happened in an event and boise state university and idaho and october. at this point, we are living under a corporate and medical fascism. this is tyranny. when do we get to use the guns? i m not that s not a joke, i m not saying it like that. i mean literally. where is the line. how many elections are they going to steal, before we kill these people? hold on. stop, hold on. i m going to denounce, that i ll tell you why, because you re playing into all of their plans, and they re trying to make you do this. when that guy says i m not joking, take this seriously. you should take it seriously, he wasn t joking. the person who responded to that question, was the founder of turning point usa. surely kick, kirk, who did
a public poll from the public religious research institute found that 30% of republicans agree with the statement. because things have gotten off track, true american patriots may have to result to violence to save our country. we know there are more and more guns in america, and they are held in fewer and fewer hands. we have more guns than people. about 121 firearms in circulation for every hundred residents, making the u.s. by far the most heavily armed society in the world. and most of those guns are owned by republican. 50% of republicans personally own a gun, 60% live in a household in a, gun compared to 21 and 30% of democrats. the right, celebrates, this it s become a sort of core identity aspects. they celebrated this week at turning point usa, so called america fest. with kyle rittenhouse at the center of it all. i have to say. watching that tape. of him walking out, in the big, cheering is one of the most honest despicable developments
getting increasingly more pronounced. it s a sort of celebration and modeling, of fundamentally average antisocial violent behavior. like being a jerk. that s the donald trump maga model of course. it s wet turn congresswoman into stars. this proved on the right, people acting as terribly as possible, seems to be the thing that makes you most adored. it s a fascinating thing to watch on some level. that s the recipe. that is the secret sauce of this current version of right-wing politics. it s not just rhetorical. it s not just rhetorical. it s not just saying stuff that makes people upset. as you saw with the welcome for kyle rittenhouse. kyle rittenhouse is known for one thing. they are literally celebrating, killing people. now all of this comes in a larger context, and that s the broad fetishes asian of guns in violence on the right.
admiration of a lot of young, people who maybe want to grow up to be a sociopath like you. but that language is metaphorical. but doctor fauci has had to have security, as a result of language and threats like this. and of course, these words come in the broader context, of everything being said and done on the right. they were spoken at this america fest event, where they are celebrating kyle rittenhouse s, literal kiss shot. against two people. it s hard to see in here all of, that and now here is something that sounds a lot like, your next lid. the rights celebration of violence, their fait is-ization of, guns which is there s a whole lot to say about where that s coming from. but, the fetish annissa of guns, in the celebration of, violence is one of the most dominant developments in american politics. they re putting it now in full display, school of journalism. linda chavez serves the highest