I should really buy a stopwatch.
Then I can time how quickly it takes Leftists to capitalize on the most recent gruesome tragedy occurring on any given day. For example, on Friday a lunatic in Portland Oregon went berserk while using public transportation. Eventually slashing the throats of two other passengers, leading sadly to their deaths. As far as I’m concerned, using this horrific tragedy to push my own political agenda (without knowing all the facts first) would be crude and in awful taste. But hey, I’m not a Lefty. If I was what would bad taste or civil discourse mean to me?
And after all, why let the murder of two innocent people go to waste? If you can’t make a political football out of a grotesque human tragedy, you’re not doing your job as a true Leftist.
No sooner had this happened then I heard some local politician on the radio blaming President Trump. Claiming he has created an environment of hate where people now feel comfortable committing acts of violence like this.
Of course the fact Jeremy Christian, the man arrested for these crimes, is an ardent supporter of Bernie Sanders and Jill Stein isn’t mentioned anywhere in the News. In fact, he praises both on his Facebook page and Twitter feed (don’t bother trying to find either one, they’ve been taken down).
But of course, it’s just Trump’s fault. That’s a given.
And now it’s being investigated as a “hate crime.” As if stabbing and killing two complete, innocent strangers on public transit isn’t THE WORST possible crime one could commit, they now want to label it a “hate crime.” I’m confused. So will that make it bad now? If officially calling it a “hate crime” ensured he’d get the death penalty then I’d be suddenly for “hate crimes” legislation. But we all know that’s not going to happen. Dream on, right?
What exactly will it mean for this piece of garbage if it is labeled a “hate crime?” A stricter sentence? Harsher punishment? People on the Left don’t want to punish murders, rapists and child molesters as it is. So what if he did commit a “hate crime?” What does that mean for his prison sentence? No Jell-O Pudding for dessert the first five years of his incarceration?
I’m not trying to be funny. My point is these people don’t want to punish the worst of the worst. They feel sorry for even the most heinous criminals. So big deal he is charged with a “hate crime?” So what? Will they finally want to punish a guilty criminal?
And how about this?
Someone I know self-righteously posted an article on Facebook pointing out the fact this guy is NOT a refugee from the Middle East. The report said and I quote, “White Terrorists Killed More Americans This Week Than Refugees Have in 40 Years.”
Interesting that race is immediately mentioned isn’t it? It’s also fascinating that whoever wrote this wasn’t able to check the facts. I didn’t even have to look this up to know it was wrong. The Tsarnaev brothers were both refugees, taken in as children from a war-torn region of the world by our generous nation. And the overwhelming result of their gratitude for a chance at a happy, productive life? Planting a bomb at the Boston marathon.
Or how about Omar Mateen who killed 49 people and wound 53 at a gay nightclub in Florida? He was an Afghan refugee.
Oh, wait! No he wasn’t! He was born here in America. His parents were Afghan refugees. (As if any of these details are supposed to make me feel better about letting more refugees in)
While riding the bus this weekend, I heard someone comment on the Portland stabbing attack. Saying, “They will never call this a terrorist attack! They will never label a WHITE person a terrorist!”
I find it incredible this is someone’s first concern. Once again, let’s focus on race and make that the overall prevailing issue, because Leftists can’t focus on terrorism as a serious problem and never have. Let’s dilute the issue now with more hysterical race bating, shall we?
And how interesting this statement was. My entire life the IRA was called a terrorist organization. Aren’t they white? And wasn’t Timothy McVeigh called a “domestic terrorist?” But I’m sure if I pointed those things out I’d be called a complete a**hole for doing so. (This is what the Left calls ‘Civility’)
I’ll bet the person who made this comment also believes, “No white person would ever get the death penalty for committing an act of terrorism!”
Checkmate again sweetheart, McVeigh was executed for what he did. Guess his “white priviledge” ran out.
Grow up!
These people feel the uncontrollable need to bludgeon everyone with their opinions twenty-four hours a day! What if I did that? Every time there’s a bank robbery or a liquor store gets held up I’m going to go, “See? The guys that did that weren’t refugees from the Middle East. See?”
Would I technically be correct?
Yes, but it’s a meaningless point. Why is everything conflated on this level? And why the constant, immature NEED to do so?
Or how about this? Why don’t I point out every time an African American kills another African American in Chicago and say, “see, it wasn’t a white cop. See? See?! See?!!!”
You know why I don’t do this?
Because that would make me a colossal a**hole.