Gov. Abbott again blames another mass shooting in his state on mental illness. If he really believed that, you’d think he’d push for more spending on mental health in his state. But Texas ranks near the bottom in that kind of support. And he must then think that the U.S., especially his state, has much more mental illness than in other countries. But maybe he thinks anti-abortion, anti-immigrant, antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ and white supremacy advocates, prevalent in Texas, all have mental illness!
@kenyatta2009 I’d have to say it’s more like cruel pragmatism than stupidity or incompetence. Abbott and the legislature know who their constituents are and the red meat they crave.
@johnldeboer Texas is being run by idiots