Van opened a thread about Jimmy Kimmel speaking about the mass shooting in Las Vegas, his hometown, and seeing the video he was visibly shocked, choked up and crying openly, it was devastating to see.
And I just spent the morning watching the reactions of hosts of my favourite shows go through a clearly visible frustration:
Trevor Noah.
Also Between the Scenes bit where he talks candidly about the administrations reaction to the Puerto Rico crisis and a mass shooting.
Stephen Colbert.
Seth Meyers.
These are just the ones I watch, there are many more I am sure and if people post them, I will update this post with them.
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And this is how it's been for me for the past 17 years since I first watched The Daily Show. I have seen Jon Stewart year after year come out on his show, being frustrated that another mass shooting has happened, and nothing happens. Nothing ever happens. Nothing ever changes. What is offered to the victims of a repeated crime that never stops because the lawmakers of the US. doesn't want to? "Thoughts and prayers".
Bojack fucking Horseman just a month ago in season 4 lampooned this phrase in the episode of the very same name. Regular mass shootings occured and people had reached a sort of non-caring state where they, of course to the victims, offered their "thoughts and prayers" but then just stopped caring. Cause nothing happens to respond to this, so why care? And here we are again, another mass shooting in the US. and on Twitter "thoughts and prayers" is trending, and most likely that is the only thing that is gonna happen in response to this. "Thoughts" and fucking "prayers".
And there are people who actively work against a meaningful change. There was this post in the Jimmy Kimmel thread:
I am no American. I am Swedish but I have family in the US. that I care deeply about and I've repeatedly visited USA and love the country, caring for the people there I've met and know are good folks despite that stereotype "hurr hurr 'muricans" that goes around the world. I sincerely hope that there will be a time where the US. politicians soon starts working for a change, hopefully before a mass shooting happens again and I have grown so numb to them that I can't give an response at all, or really care to.
If this thread seems inappropriate, please lock it. I turn to comedians to process terrible events, and when I see them all this frustrated, I feel so as well. I needed a way to vent.
And I just spent the morning watching the reactions of hosts of my favourite shows go through a clearly visible frustration:
Trevor Noah.
Also Between the Scenes bit where he talks candidly about the administrations reaction to the Puerto Rico crisis and a mass shooting.
Stephen Colbert.
Seth Meyers.
These are just the ones I watch, there are many more I am sure and if people post them, I will update this post with them.
Edit:
And this is how it's been for me for the past 17 years since I first watched The Daily Show. I have seen Jon Stewart year after year come out on his show, being frustrated that another mass shooting has happened, and nothing happens. Nothing ever happens. Nothing ever changes. What is offered to the victims of a repeated crime that never stops because the lawmakers of the US. doesn't want to? "Thoughts and prayers".
Bojack fucking Horseman just a month ago in season 4 lampooned this phrase in the episode of the very same name. Regular mass shootings occured and people had reached a sort of non-caring state where they, of course to the victims, offered their "thoughts and prayers" but then just stopped caring. Cause nothing happens to respond to this, so why care? And here we are again, another mass shooting in the US. and on Twitter "thoughts and prayers" is trending, and most likely that is the only thing that is gonna happen in response to this. "Thoughts" and fucking "prayers".
And there are people who actively work against a meaningful change. There was this post in the Jimmy Kimmel thread:
First off, fuck her. She is a goddamn cunt and always been during her "career". And this is the default response of those who work against gun legislation and gun control, "the shooters don't care". It's an oft repeated phrase I hear every goddamn time this happens. Well, seems they do though in countries, or even continents, where this does not regularly happen and we HAVE gun control. Turns out when it's a bit of a chore to commit a mass shooting, people do care.
The young are becoming the old.
I am no American. I am Swedish but I have family in the US. that I care deeply about and I've repeatedly visited USA and love the country, caring for the people there I've met and know are good folks despite that stereotype "hurr hurr 'muricans" that goes around the world. I sincerely hope that there will be a time where the US. politicians soon starts working for a change, hopefully before a mass shooting happens again and I have grown so numb to them that I can't give an response at all, or really care to.
If this thread seems inappropriate, please lock it. I turn to comedians to process terrible events, and when I see them all this frustrated, I feel so as well. I needed a way to vent.