Why the Shootings Mean That We Must Support My Politics
originally written for the 9/11 attacks, this short essay sums up a lot of the degenerate pricks on the television you are seeing right now in the wake of the VT shootings.
Many people will use this terrible tragedy as an excuse to put through a political agenda other than my own. This tawdry abuse of human suffering for political gain sickens me to the core of my being. Those people who have different political views from me ought to be ashamed of themselves for thinking of cheap partisan point-scoring at a time like this. In any case, what this tragedy really shows us is that, so far from putting into practice political views other than my own, it is precisely my political agenda which ought to be advanced.
Not only are my political views vindicated by this terrible tragedy, but also the status of my profession. Furthermore, it is only in the context of a national and international tragedy like this that we are reminded of the very special status of my hobby, and its particular claim to legislative protection. My religious and spiritual views also have much to teach us about the appropriate reaction to these truly terrible events.
(via BoingBoing)
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007 @ 8:50 am 
Law, Politics, Rant, the Issues, the Stupid
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February 15th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
[...] Because, apparently, people are still going to shoot up schools until we actually do something about our gun problem in this country, I will be cursed to re-post this every year or so. Many people will use this terrible tragedy as an excuse to put through a political agenda other than my own. This tawdry abuse of human suffering for political gain sickens me to the core of my being. Those people who have different political views from me ought to be ashamed of themselves for thinking of cheap partisan point-scoring at a time like this. In any case, what this tragedy really shows us is that, so far from putting into practice political views other than my own, it is precisely my political agenda which ought to be advanced. [...]