My sincerest condolences to the family of Stephen Tyrone Johns.
I would like to ask someone to set up a paypal account so we can give some financial support to the family of Stephen Tyrone Johns. I am unable to do so myself, but if someone would go to the trouble I will be glad to post it in this diary.
Today, Mr. Johns died because the enemies of Democracy within America who have done nothing to fix the country destroyed by their political and economic philosophies have chosen to throw fuel on the fire instead, in the hopes that in bringing down our houses they will regain their own political and economic power. Today, that fire claimed a life.
Our nation should lower the flags to half mast.
So far, two deaths (Mr. Johns and Dr. George Tiller) can be linked to the hateful and misleading hyperbole dished out by the Corporate Oligarch funded Propaganda channel Fox News and their accomplices in the Corporate Media.
How many more will lives will be lost because of the inflammatory lies spread in opposition
Such total bullshit like "Birthergate" as well as the false cries of Socialism/Fascism etc, etc, as well as a strong dose of Conspiracy theory and other flat out falsehoods has turned the dog whistle for crazy people into a battle cry. The angry, hateful and violent need no more encouragement than that which already lives in the hearts of men to do wrong. A responsible media would denounce the type of rhetoric that leads to violence and the killers who bring down men like Mr. Johns and Mr. Tiller. Alas, responsibility has no stock value in this economy.
Why must people die as the invisible hand of hatred and lies aims the barrel of hatred again and again?
Because America voted against the will of her Corporate overlords.
Mark my words, if John McCain had won the Presidency the media would be crowing about what a great job he is doing, about how nothing can possibly be wrong with the state of affairs America is in, and how we should all still be cowering in fear of the terrorist at the door. If McCain had won we would be planning the next invasion of another nation in the name of the war on terror, and they would be just fine with it.
But you had to go fuck all that up and vote Democrat, and now you and your kind are gonna pay.
Not only do they hope Obama fails,
Not only do they hope GM fails,
Not only do they hope America fails just long enough for the electorate to come crawling on their knees and beg for Republican governance,
They hate you,
They hate you for your freedom to disagree, and they will say anything to make you stop, even if it means throwing red meat to the salivating madmen who will take the step the killers in business suits will not take themselves.
They hate you because you are a woman, a homosexual, not white, not rich,, not American enough, whatever, but rest assured that they hate you, they hope you fail and they do not care what happens to you or whether you live or die, just as long as they get their way.
Who are "they"?
"They" are the Masters of The Universe who threaten to "Go Galt" or Secede.
"They" are the liars who will say anything, anything to rile up their base in order to manufacture approval, whether it is tea bag parties or flat out hate speech.
"They" are the same people who profit off of wars based on lies, on the economy of survival of the fittest, and every unethical scheme to rob you of your health care/education/retirement/wage/freedom for profit.
"They" will use anything, anything to get their way, whether it is religious hatred, homophobia, racism (or reverse racism), sexism, xenophobia, whatever, it does not matter. The means justify the ends no matter what.
Today, "They" helped take a man's life. They may not have held the gun, but they certainly loaded the mind of the person who pulled the trigger with enough ammunition to go off.
I offer my condolences to the family, friends, community and nation that lost Stephen Tyrone Johns.
Our nation should weep at what it has become.
Tonight, I pray ( and I only pray on rare occasions) for the best for the future, not only for our nation, but for the family that gave so much, and received so little in returns.
Rest in peace, Stephen Tyrone Johns