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Jon Stewart Calls Out Normalization Of Violence In The U.S., Says Our Sole Concern Is “Whose Side The Perp Belongs To”
Jon Stewart discusses Israel's strike on Iran, MAGA's disproportionate response to immigrant vs. gun violence and the Minnesota lawmaker shootings.
Addressing the wildly differing responses by ultra-right-wing pundits against U.S. involvement in the Middle East and pro the “invasion” of Los Angeles in the wake of (largely mild) anti-ICE protests, Stewart noted, “The only problem with their posture — that I see with it — is their reluctance to commit the American military to fighting drawn-out and often pointless wars doesn’t seem to extend to America.” The show then played clips of the likes of George W. Bush, Condoleezza Rice and John McCain using militarized language to justify the Iraq War, which a majority of Americans now view as a mistake, and their eerie similarity to those currently advocating for the “liberation” of L.A. While making a point about the disproportionate response by the GOP against crimes by undocumented immigrants versus homegrown gun violence, Stewart took a minute to list out the recent mass shootings that have left their indelible mark on U.S. history.
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