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I just watched part of a documentary about the Westboro Baptist Church last night. I think it's called Fall From Grace.
But after watching interviews with some these people, particularly Fred Phelps, I am convinced that they revel in the attention that we shouldn't be giving them. I mean, the church is tiny, 70 or so members, I think and most of them are family. Fuck those people, I say. I'm not giving them a second more of my attention. It is unfortunate that they don't have the fucking decency to respect the peace of grieving families, but in the grand scheme of things it's not earth-rocking. And hardly worth the consequences of a significant precedent challenging the protections offered by the first amendment.
But, take heart, Fred Phelps is older than dirt. And his forthcoming funeral should be a real three ring circus, I imagine.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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