Holy Crap

[filkertom]

Jerry Falwell dead at 73.

If you know me at all, you know how I feel about this man and his words and his work. But that doesn't matter for the moment. A man is dead. May he find whatever rest he sought.

Mr. Falwell, at this point you will find out if you were right. For your sake, good luck.

Comments

[tomreedtoon.livejournal.com]

I've noted a lot of anger and bile at various liberal web sites - Salon and Democratic Underground - and I've mentioned the following:

Remember the "God Hates Fags" guys who appear at funerals, the Westboro Baptist Church and their loony "reverend"? Do you want to be classed with them?

Clearly you don't, Tom, and neither do I.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Well, that's a huge part of it as well. And, in fact, Fred Phelps is planning to "preach" at Falwell's funeral. Seems ol' Jerr incurred the righteous wrath of Fred's small, tiny, puny god by not hating people enough, or hating enough people. I am not kidding. If you really want to see, go to godhatesamerica dot com... but I don't recommend it.

It's just... the guy's dead. His organization and his minions are still there, but he himself is gone. If I can't let it go, if collectively we can't let it go and work towards the ends we want, i.e., people being allowed to live as they want as long as they don't hurt other people, then that's that much energy and emotion and power over my mind, heart, and actions I'm pointlessly giving to a dead man.

[tandw.livejournal.com]

If I can't let it go, if collectively we can't let it go and work towards the ends we want, i.e., people being allowed to live as they want as long as they don't hurt other people, then that's that much energy and emotion and power over my mind, heart, and actions I'm pointlessly giving to a dead man.

Or, as Cory Doctorow said in an unrelated discussion, Don't Let Assholes Rent Space In Your Head.

[house-elf.livejournal.com]

Don't Let Assholes Rent Space In Your Head.
I saw that posted in a mailing list I belong to...or at least referenced. I agree.