Business is failing us by its compulsive focus on manufacturing lethal devices.
Government is failing us by the defeatist attitude that it has to allow lethal devices to be sold to anyone.
Religion is failing us by its inability to inculcate simple values of right and wrong within business and government.
All three of these institutions are controlled by conservatism. The conservative movement, which purportedly aspires to ârebuild civilizationâ, is doing the opposite.
Ah, there it is. The âhe had a mental illness!â narrative. It should also be noted that he had apparently been politically aligned with the alt-right (read: most of modern American conservatism) and had shared Pepe memes and ranted about Obama on social media. Not to hand-wave away the unfortunate scenario that this man may have been suffering from mental health issues and shouldnât have been allowed anywhere near a firearm, but if all things were equal here with the exception that Riehl had shared Islam-related material on his Facebook page Congress would have had the âBan All Muslims from Existing Act of 2018â ready for Trumpâs enthusiastic signature an hour after the shots were fired.