This opinion nails it. The crime is an excuse for violence. Our society mostly accepts that rapists of adult women should be held to account by the law. We might accept (but not condone) the desire to kill someone who raped a family member.
But a great many see violence as divine retribution for harming a child. And MAGA types have a bloodlust that they feel righteous in aiming at pedophiles. That’s why they thrive on the topic.
After the trumpers are done victimizing Latino and other immigrants, they will go after LGBT. The red hats are constantly equating being LGBT to being a groomer or pedophile. LGBT will be the next out group that gets kidnapped off the street with no due process, and pedophilia/sex crimes will be the justification.
They’ve made no secret of their intentions. They intend to eradicate anyone who isn’t just like them. If they have their way, they’ll get me for being an atheist. But there are a lot of people they’ll have to get before that, so it’s not like I’m worried for me. But I am worried for my friends and loved ones who are most definitely at risk right now.
This opinion nails it. The crime is an excuse for violence. Our society mostly accepts that rapists of adult women should be held to account by the law. We might accept (but not condone) the desire to kill someone who raped a family member.
But a great many see violence as divine retribution for harming a child. And MAGA types have a bloodlust that they feel righteous in aiming at pedophiles. That’s why they thrive on the topic.
After the trumpers are done victimizing Latino and other immigrants, they will go after LGBT. The red hats are constantly equating being LGBT to being a groomer or pedophile. LGBT will be the next out group that gets kidnapped off the street with no due process, and pedophilia/sex crimes will be the justification.
Yeah and every “gay conservative” will be “shocked”
They’ve made no secret of their intentions. They intend to eradicate anyone who isn’t just like them. If they have their way, they’ll get me for being an atheist. But there are a lot of people they’ll have to get before that, so it’s not like I’m worried for me. But I am worried for my friends and loved ones who are most definitely at risk right now.
They’ve already started on trans people