'Everything is political': Ready for Oliver Willis' take on #CharlestonShooting?

Leave it to Media Matters’ Oliver Willis to weigh in on the #CharlestonShooting with a Super-Smart Take™:

"we stand with the victims"
so you'll support laws aiding in voting rights?
"woah, lets not be hasty"

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) June 18, 2015

So, basically, what he’s suggesting is that conservatives mourning the nine people who were murdered in last night’s horrific attack are being disingenuous. Because voter suppression.

https://twitter.com/jtinfo/status/611609244601815041

https://twitter.com/chadfelixg/status/611623186950701057

Oh, you know. It’s just Oliver being Oliver.

yes, equal access to the ballot box is "political" aka icky things that make conservatives uncomfortable https://t.co/uVjZXP4cPF

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) June 18, 2015

these guys act like mlk wasn't "political."
he put his life on the line to have laws passed and repealed.
the whole point is "political"

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) June 18, 2015

saying black people deserve equality was political as hell in the 1960s. stop pretending it was some apolitical consensus opinion.

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) June 18, 2015

"Democrat legislative agenda" = equal access to the ballot box
fyi, it could be "Republican legislative agenda" too! https://t.co/4UqAuIbtRz

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) June 18, 2015

what does equal voting rights have to do with the racist who killed people for their race, ask the conservatives in my mentions. *sigh*

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) June 18, 2015

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i legit pity conservatives who don't understand how voting rights are connected to racism against blacks

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) June 18, 2015

Or maybe, just maybe, they don’t understand what the hell you’re going on about, Oliver.

"what does racism have to do with voting rights?" ask the people who haven't studied one second of us history.

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) June 18, 2015

Seems to us that Oliver’s the one who’s fuzzy on U.S. history.

@chadfelixg what "laws aiding in voting rights" are we speaking about here? @owillis

— (((I Can't Even))) (@szysgt) June 18, 2015

@neontaster @owillis what does one have to do with the other?

— Drewfus (@JDWackbag) June 18, 2015

https://twitter.com/TANSTAAFL23/status/611623678678302721

@owillis I'll play along. Which victim wasnt allowed to vote?

— Small Gov Lizard (@smallgovlizard) June 18, 2015

https://twitter.com/JustEric/status/611605192405053441

@chadfelixg @AuburnJulia @owillis Talk about conflating two different issues…

— Troy, Austere Easter Worshiper (@troy_beals) June 18, 2015

It doesn’t have to make sense. It just has to make Oliver feel smart.

"A bad thing happened so now you must agree with every bullshit thing I say." https://t.co/mmwUwkbpvQ

— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) June 18, 2015

https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/611605026125918208

I had no idea the victims were denied the right to vote. Oh they werent? You're just a hack looking to exploit this. https://t.co/IZbxQWxu0q

— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) June 18, 2015

Everything is political. Everything. https://t.co/INcYmqlFoe

— Dan Isett (@DanIsett) June 18, 2015

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