People on the right whined and bitched last month about the FBI report that pointed out the risk of home-grown right wing terror. The bloviating talking heads like Malkin, O'Reilly, Limbaugh, Coulter et al alleged that it was all a liberal conspiracy against them. Yet, usually in the same broadcast, them would use incendiary and eliminationist language about their enemies - gays, liberals, pro-choice advocates and abortion providers.
Last week, one of their loyal followers once again took up arms and followed their commands, killing Dr. George Tiller in his church. Now, this classic example of the Christian Taliban is claiming that more is planned: "I know there are many other similar events planned around the country as long as abortion remains legal," Roeder said.
Still think that these people, these "Armies of God", "Soldiers of Christ", and "Joel's Army" are just harmless church groups? Do you really think that groups like Operation Rescue and Christian Patriots (incl Montana Freemen) are just protest groups?
They are terrorists, just like Al Queda, Hamas, Hezbollah and their ilk. O'Reilly, Hannity, Coulter, Malkin, Limbaugh, and even Cheney are their Mullahs, their broadcasts being more and more vitriolic exhortations and dog-whistles to their faithful followers. There is no difference in rhetoric, just language. Fighting "the great Satan" and fighting "the forces of Satan" are the same thing: words meant for the terrorist cells. Whether it's abortion, homosexuality or "liberalism", these mullahs of the religious right spew incitement to hate and terror against law abiding citizens. Even the pastors of churches get into the act, railing from the pulpit against homosexuals, liberals and abortion providers.
The leaders of these groups are more deserving of doing time in Gitmo than the footsoldiers we have there now. They need to be arrested, tried for conspiracy to commit terrorist acts under the Patriot Act (which they supported) and sentenced.
I would like to take a brief aside here to remind these dominionist shitheads of something: not all liberals are against the Second Amendment, and they will defend the Constitution against the Dominionist threat.
The patsies who regurgitate their talking points without question in supposedly respectable publications should take a long, hard look at just what it is their "leaders" are advocating. They are not Americans, they are Theocrats, looking to overthrow the Rule of Law for the Rule of Preachers and Bibles. They have shown over the last 15 years or more that they are willing to use the mentally ill and desperate to do their dirty work.
I don't think Jesus would approve.
2009-06-08
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
Well said! People seem to think that because these extremists use the Bible as their jumping off point, that they are not so bad. To me, as a thinking Christian, that very fact makes them all the worse. By twisting the commandments and using only Old Testament rhetoric, twisted as it may be, they cloak themselves in a veil of pseudo-respectability that fools many poor souls and deluded clergymen into thinking that they are carrying out the ideas and ideals of Jesus. NOTHING COULD BE FARTHER FROM THE TRUTH!. Jesus was, first and foremost, a pacifist. He also preached tolerance and love of everyone. How is shooting to kill and bombing homes and businesses showing love? What happened to all of the parables about not judging others and "He who is without sin" casting that first stone against the prostitute? What happened to "Love you enemies as yourself"? I could cite so many others. WWJD? Surely he wouldn't be killing doctors. These people are not crusaders for Christ and Christian values. They are domestic terrorists and The Anti-Christ! Right on, Ravan! Love you and I will be blogging about this too, when I can calm down enough to do so in a constructive way. Right now I think I am still much like I think Jesus would be --- PISSED!
Post a Comment