Rebuttal

A crushing refutation of homicidal misanthropic ill-will

Giving the previous post considered reflection, some things need to be said.   Unremitting hostility and malice toward all, without exception - these are not my values.   They're fun thoughts to entertain for a moment, I'll admit, and maybe valid for some people, at certain times in their lives, but are not the final word, especially in a blog devoted to betterment and progress and virtue and happiness, or that intends to influence the conscience of readers.  Slayer may be a fun listen, but becoming a mass-murderer is not the point.

First, love is not a farce.  Love is real.  Love is seeking the happiness of others.  Love-bliss makes everything all right.  God is love.  Love makes life fun and worth living.  It's the whole point.  Love is a drug, falling in love is giddy rapture, mature love is being understood and accepted, and loving all is enlightenment.  Loving life is the goal of all religions.  Love is the source, and love is the destination, and love guides the journey.  Love your enemy.  If you're going through hell, keep going.

Second, killing the devil, slaughtering the evil, and subtracting satan is madness.  To kill the devil, you'd have to kill yourself.  We're all the same.  We're all in this, together.  If you've defined your identity, "satisfying your soul", on murder, then kill germs, bugs, enemies, your hate, if not yourself.  You can be a soldier and protect the ones you love.  But don't kill anyone, everyone.  That's a war crime.  That's heinous and depraved.  That's sick and twisted.  Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.  Capitol punishment is not merited for any crime, much less all crimes, in my humble opinion.

Third, while "take care" and "all right," taken literally, may seem to grant license to any base depravity you can dream up, they are not meant to be taken as encouraging or permitting the carrying out, inspiration, or leading of genocidal holocaust, for example.  Caring need not be lessened.  You can even care more, if you like.  Enlightenment doesn't entail acceptance of evil.  You can stay true to your childhood's idealism.

Fourth, "good trouble" should not be taken to mean murdering anyone and everyone you can. (!). Thou shalt not kill.  Don't kill ANYone.  Time will get everybody, eventually, in any case.  Good trouble, to be true to the ideals of John Lewis, is pacifist, non-violent, a triumph over aggression and war, in the spirit of peace, and the power of everlasting love.