Damn I have some smart and talented friends!
The Green Bear has said this better and more eloquently than I ever could, so I will copy/paste his thoughts Re: the death of Jerry Falwell forthwith.
posted by:
thegreenbear
My turn to add to the masses.
I would like to say something nice about Mr.Falwell. I honestly would. I believe all people have a quality to them that makes their presence on the earth valid. To paraphrase the South Park movie, he brought enough hate and intolerance to this world to almost start a war and, indeed, he waged one against human rights, individual dignity, the American culture, and the humanity of the rest of the world. His ceaseless assault on the intelligence and integrity of those that sought anything aside from what he wanted them to seek was a tireless labor of self motivated and perpetuating hate, contempt, and xenophobia. This onslaught of his may have rallied the masses of like minded individuals to his side and his cause, but it also has become a shining example to the rest of the world of what a bigot and hate-monger can become when the rest of the world practices the one thing he wanted it to NOT practice... Tolerance.
Thank you Mr.Falwell. Thank you for your contribution to history's examples of what the world should not accept. It is a much better place now that you have left it. The wounds you have left on this collective planet will heal eventually, but the scars will last for some time and keep your memory fresh in our collective nightmares. Perhaps now that your rhetoric and brainwashing have ceased issuing forth from your lips, perhaps those that fell prey to your mind games will get on with the business of being human again.
And for the rest of our sakes, I hope that any progeny of your crusade are crushed with absolute and extreme prejudice.
For all your contributions, I thank you and spit on your grave.
May you rot in your Hell.
posted by:
thegreenbear
My turn to add to the masses.
I would like to say something nice about Mr.Falwell. I honestly would. I believe all people have a quality to them that makes their presence on the earth valid. To paraphrase the South Park movie, he brought enough hate and intolerance to this world to almost start a war and, indeed, he waged one against human rights, individual dignity, the American culture, and the humanity of the rest of the world. His ceaseless assault on the intelligence and integrity of those that sought anything aside from what he wanted them to seek was a tireless labor of self motivated and perpetuating hate, contempt, and xenophobia. This onslaught of his may have rallied the masses of like minded individuals to his side and his cause, but it also has become a shining example to the rest of the world of what a bigot and hate-monger can become when the rest of the world practices the one thing he wanted it to NOT practice... Tolerance.
Thank you Mr.Falwell. Thank you for your contribution to history's examples of what the world should not accept. It is a much better place now that you have left it. The wounds you have left on this collective planet will heal eventually, but the scars will last for some time and keep your memory fresh in our collective nightmares. Perhaps now that your rhetoric and brainwashing have ceased issuing forth from your lips, perhaps those that fell prey to your mind games will get on with the business of being human again.
And for the rest of our sakes, I hope that any progeny of your crusade are crushed with absolute and extreme prejudice.
For all your contributions, I thank you and spit on your grave.
May you rot in your Hell.