Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Torture

I am deeply ashamed of the United States and I vehemently oppose its oppression of human rights all over the globe.  Some people and things are so evil that they simply have to be characterized that way.  There is no agreement to disagree here.  There is one moral position and one moral position only.  Torture is wrong.  I shall not countenance evil by debating its merits.  This is exactly what the torturers want, a place at the table.  Instead, they must be shunned, shamed and ostracized.  There can be no forgiveness until there is recognition of wrongdoing.

The United States--I condemn you.  You tortured and you continue to seek to justify torture.  You promote war and aggression all over the world.  You harass and imprison minorities within your borders.  You have over 25% of the world's prison population and yet, only 5 percent of the world's overall population.  You are evil.

George W. Bush--I condemn you.  You authorized torture and you believe that torture can be justified.  This makes you unredeemable as a human being.  You are evil.  You went so far as to say that the torturers deserved medals.

Dick Cheney--I condemn you.  You authorized torture and you believe that torture is justified.  This makes you unredeemable as a human being.  You are evil.  I sincerely look forward to your death by natural causes and shall plan a party in your death's honor.  You are perhaps the most vile and despicable person in the entire United States.  Congratulations.

Michael Gerson--I condemn you.  In many ways, your evil is exceptional.  You pretend to be some sort of liberal Christian who opposes fundamentalism while you lay the groundwork for torture with your writings.  I would compare you to Herman Goerring, but at least he was a war hero.  You are a little, little man.  You justify torture and you believe that torture can be justified.  You oppose disclosure of grave misdoings.  All of these things make you unredeemable as a human being.  You are evil.

General Michael V. Hayden--I condemn you.  You tortured and you continue to believe that torture is valid.  This makes you unredeemable as a human being.  You are evil.

John McLaughlin--I condemn you.  You tortured and you continue to believe that torture is valid.  This makes you unredeemable as a human being.  You are evil.

George Tenet--I condemn you.  You tortured and you continue to believe that torture is valid.   This makes you unredeemable as a human being.  You are evil.

Porter Goss-- I condemn you.  You tortured and you continue to believe that torture is valid.   This makes you unredeemable as a human being.  You are evil.

Jose Rodriguez--I condemn you.  You tortured and you continue to believe that torture is valid.  This makes you unredeemable as a human being.  You are evil.

Alberto Gonzales--I condemn you.  You authorized torture and you believe that torture can be justified.  This makes you unredeemable as a human being.  You are evil.

Jay Bybee-- I condemn you.  You authorized torture and you believe that torture can be justified.  This makes you unredeemable as a human being.  You are evil.  Your status as a Mormon missionary makes you a stain on an entire faith.  Your presence as a federal judge is an embarrassment to yourself and to the entire country.  You need to resign immediately.  Your son recently committed suicide.  One can only wonder if it was due to extreme shame from being your offspring.

John Yoo--I condemn you.  You wrote patently false legal opinions that authorized torture and you continue to justify torture.  I especially condemn you as a foreigner who came to the United States and engaged in these actions.  There should be a special place in hell for you, you whiny little piece of shit.

The United States Supreme Court and the Federal Judiciary--I condemn you.  You authorized and enabled torture.  The Federal Courts are full of cowardly bureaucrats.  The effects of your actions are evil.

 Congress--I condemn each and every one of you who continue to argue in favor of torture.

Saxby Chambless and John Boehner--I condemn you.  You authorized torture and you believe that torture can be justified.  This makes you unredeemable as a human being.  You are evil.

John Brennan-- -I condemn you.  You authorize torture and you believe that torture can be justified.  This makes you unredeemable as a human being.  You are evil.

The countries of Poland, Romania and Lithuania--I condemn you.  You allowed your countries to be utilized for the purposes of torture a scant decade after emerging from communist oppression.  In many ways, I condemn you most of all.  Next time that Russia comes knocking on your doors, don't expect any sympathy from me.

Christian Fundamentalists--I condemn you.  You promote torture and defend it to this day.  This makes you unredeemable as a human being.  You are evil.

Jewish Neocons--I condemn you.  You laid the groundwork for torture and you continue to advocate for torture.  You have defiled the name of good Jews the world over.  You are unredeemable as human beings.  You are evil.

The American People--Poll after poll shows that the American people support and continue to support and defend torture.  They authorize it and enable it and refuse to punish those who tortured.  You have defiled the name of the United States as a country that believes in and promotes torture.  You are no shining beacon on a hill.  The vast majority of you are unredeemable as human beings.  You are evil and I renounce you.

Anyone who voted Republican since 2002--I condemn you.  You voted for the administration that implemented torture and continued to vote Republican even after you learned about the torture.  You continue to defend torture to this very day.  You are evil.