Stupidity is Dangerous

We're learning a lot about ourselves as a nation from the Arizona massacre. A 22-year old shows up to a public appearance by his congresswoman with a gun and shoots up the place, killing six people before he's finally subdued - doesn't sound all that different from the other dozens of killing sprees our media-soaked culture is creating on a fairly regular basis. But this one's different somehow. It's difficult to explain but it just feels different.

If nothing else, we should learn one painfully simple lesson: Stupidity is dangerous.

Now a lot of people are blaming Sarah Palin for inciting this kid to kill Gabrielle Gifford with her cross-hair symbols and hate-filled speeches, but I simply don't think that's the case. There's no evidence that Sarah Palin inspired Jared Loughner to kill anyone (Although, if he's smart, he'll start blaming her ASAP).

But I'm glad the spotlight has captured Sarah Palin for what she truly is - a hate-filled ignorant slut. No, she had nothing to do with this murder, but that doesn't mean that the things she says aren't dangerous. It's dangerous to paint anyone who doesn't think the same way you do as "the enemy" and start vomiting redneck catchphrases like "Don't retreat; reload." Then you add in some cross hairs and what do you think people are going to do? People are stupid and violence takes very little cognitive ability. Stupidity and violence were the main ingredients in the Nazis' diet and that's all Palin is: a hate-filled Nazi intent on persecuting anyone she paints as "liberal."

I hate to break it to ya, Sarah, but Democrats are not the enemy; Republicans are not the enemy. YOU are the enemy. An imbecile with constant television exposure is an extremely dangerous individual. We need to be uniting as a country right now as we plummet toward Armageddon, not dividing ourselves with silly labels like "liberal" and "conservative."

Common sense and wisdom are our most dangerous weapons against bigots like Sarah Palin and the like. Unfortunately, they're both in very short supply...