Bloodthirsty Ignoramuses (Stop the Culture of Killing)

It has to be assumed that even the most bloodthirsty Americans were shocked at themselves—if only for a giddy second or two—for having voiced their most atavistic opinions in public at two of the recent Republican debates. At the most recent one, there was applause and hooted calls to “Let him die!” during the discussion of a hypothetical young and uninsured coma patient. At another, Rick Perry’s record of over 200 state executions was cheered to the rafters as a badge of honor.

It’s difficult to know where to begin with a discussion of such behavior and attitude, so perhaps it’s best to skip what would doubtless prove to be a frustrating and fruitless discussion and deliver the obvious conclusion: if you agree with this line of reasoning or find yourself cheering, you are a simpleton who has not earned the right to participate in a moderately advanced post-Enlightenment civilization. This does not mean that you do not get to participate in it—or profit from it—but that you don’t deserve it. This because you are likely a deliberate ignoramus without any respect for the legacy of your intellectual and moral betters who have provided—and continue to provide, despite your ardent and ignorant support of efforts to drag society back to the Middle Ages—this cradle of indulgence from which you practice your orgiastic consumption and satiate your thirst for blood.

As a conciliatory measure, perhaps you can take a minute out of your busy day of baseless hate and help keep Troy Davis alive (Amnesty International).

“Davis was convicted on the basis of witness testimony – seven of the nine original witnesses have since recanted or changed their testimony. Troy has survived three previous execution dates […] Georgia’s District Attorney Larry Chisolm has the power to stop this injustice, but has so far failed to intervene. His inaction leaves Troy’s fate to be decided by the Georgia Board of Pardons & Paroles, who will hold a clemency hearing on Monday, September 19.”

Go to the site to send messages to the Georgia Pardons Board and District Attorney.