Crystal Balls

I want to shed a little "lyte" on right wing extremism.  Yesterday, an avowed neonazi opened fire at the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C., killing a security guard. He was reportedly upset with his Social Security benefits being cut.

Now, I don't expect crazy people to make logical connections, but come on, 6 million murdered Jews are responsible for your retirement benefits being reduced?  If you are going to hold someone responsible, why not go shoot up a Social Security Administration office?  

But more importantly, this latest shooting gives further support to the report that was issued by the Department of Homeland Security a couple of months ago.  Remember?  It warned that such attacks could increase.  Now, in less than 2 weeks, we have a pair of killings linked to, yep, you guessed it, right wing extremists.

DHS took a beating from the rabid right when the report was released.  They were chastised for even suggesting that such groups would put their words into action.  They were criticized for maligning extremists.  They were accused of trying to stifle free speech.  

Well, now it looks like they were just accurate.  And the rabid right hates that.  Once again, facts and reality triumph over feelings.  Remind me, how many people  were murdered by violent, left wing groups during the dark days of the Bush years?  Oh, that's right, none.  There was that guy that set himself on fire to protest the Iraq invasion and occupation, but killing yourself is not the same as murdering someone else.

What a strong sense of entitlement it must take to decide that someone must die in order for your point to be heard.  But maybe they are just following their leaders, after all, look at the body count that former President Bush tallied after deciding that 9/11 "changed everything".  Unfortunately, using force to get your way is the oldest and stupidest form of persuasion.

So, I want to give a shout out to DHS for standing up and identifying these lowlifes and criminals.  These are not freedom fighters, they are domestic terrorists.  And they richly deserve to spend some time at Club Guantanamo.  Quick!  Before it closes!