</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Calibri">I may get a few hurt feelings over this but here goes; while
I detest what the man did and how he showed the world his beliefs, we as
soldiers know good and well it was within his rights (which we all took an oath
to defend) to express himself in the manner that he did. We don’t get to pick
how people deal with the freedoms soldiers (past and present) fight for, we
just do the job and hope for the best. I wish death upon no man and I am
saddened for his family for their loss. I will never say good riddance or thank
god for the loss of anyone. It will do nothing but lower my values for me to
celebrate his loss. He may not have been a great man in my eyes, but he was an
American none the less.</font></p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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SFC Stonebreaker,
I agree that we should not celebrate his death and, like you, I believe that he was only exercising the rights that our service granted him. Unfortunately, the way he exercised those rights is an afront to my beliefs and, given the recent legislation on hate crimes, ALMOST illegal (some of the protests he arranged got violent). I will not celebrate but I think the world is a better place without him.
How many are truly happy and ecstatic at his passing? Is society so full of hate against one person (or in this case, a group of people) because of what he believes and does? Don't get me wrong, I do NOT ever condone this man or his beliefs but I would never condone calling for his death or being gleeful for it. That, by its own nature, is the same reprehensible behavior conducted by this man and his vile family.
I am a Patriot Guard rider and have attended several missions to support a fallen service-member's family. My very first one, I was standing no more than 30 feet away from his daughter. Strangely enough, I was NOT angry or hateful but, in fact, I pitied her for the evil she perpetrated. During their "protest", they sang some very disgusting and twisted songs. My friend was literally less than a foot away from her yet he remained composed. I even saw him say something to her, in a very polite manner, and she responded back although I could not hear what was said. He later told me that he told her that she has a very nice voice, and she thanked him. Sadly, he was right. Despite the garbage coming out of her mouth, she DID in fact have a beautiful singing voice.
In the end, the man is gone. Let it be. We need to move on, keep on, to better things than this group of people.
I hope this asshat gets to meet "his god" in the afterlife; should be a 'warm' welcome. It is also nice to see that at least some of his family saw the light and left this 'church' that preached hate and bigotry. I'd like to buy the land across from the Westboro Baptist Church and install a few choice billboards:
"Judge not that ye be judged." - Matthew 7:1
" . . . thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." - Matthew 22:39
"Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him." - 1 John 3:15
I place 'churches' like this in the same catagory as the KKK, white supremicists, and neo-nazis.
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