I hate this kind of self-righteous horse crap too. However, and I'll play a little devil's advocate here, I think it would diminish the impact of these kinds of idiotic remarks if the Right followed through on some of what they say they care about. For example, I've been hearing about improving the mental health system in the context of mass shootings for several years now, and I haven't really seen anybody make it a major policy priority. For the most part, it has diverted attention away from gun control and then been set aside when the outage dies down. That's not good faith advocacy.
I think part of the problem is that to do something meaningful about mental health would violate principles and priorities that the Right tends to value. For example, we'd have to make it easier for the state to institutionalize people, especially kids. Libertarian and religious conservatives who prioritize parental rights aren't going to be fans of that.
In addition, we'd have to significantly expand mental health facilities and personnel. That's going to cost money. Who feels up for a nice tax increase? Not many, especially on the Right.
If you've had a disproportionate influence over the culture for the last 50 years as the Left has, the last thing you want to do is discuss there culture becoming toxic. Why? Because it leads to the implication that the Left bears responsibility for mass shooters. Obviously, they're going to try to avoid such a line of reasoning.
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