Folks need to stop denying Republican politicians their own agency.

Continuing such excuses as “they don’t understand/reject science,” “they are uneducated,” &c denies them agency for their actions. It infantilises them.

“It is deliberate” gives them agency. It is also the simplest explanation. As so many senators and representatives have gone to high-dollar universities and such all holding the position of “it’s a Democratic hoax” or “it will go away in the summer/winter/someday” takes away their agency.

It is a genocide. It is a crime against humanity. There must be trials.