Two days ago a white supremacist assassinated a black state senator in Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the oldest black churches in the country. That day, June 17th, was the 193rd anniversary of a slave revolt planned by the church's founder, Denmark Vesey. Vesey and five slaves were hanged after a secret trial, and 30 other slaves were tried and executed in short order, all in secret.
When Dylann Roof killed those nine African Americans he said, “I have to do it. You rape our women and you’re taking over our country. And you have to go.” He said this as he was shooting six black women, one of whom was 87 years old!
Before the shooting he talked to an acquaintance:
Joey Meek reconnected with Roof a few weeks ago and said that while they got drunk together on vodka, Roof began complaining that "blacks were taking over the world" and that "someone needed to do something about it for the white race."This echoes the standard refrain of the Tea Party -- the creation of Fox News -- "taking America back."
Roof was a fan of racist symbols, from the flags of Rhodesia and apartheid-era South Africa to the Confederate flag he proudly displayed on his car.
Now Fox News is selling the lie that Roof's racism-fueled terrorist attack was an attack on Christianity, and an another excuse to call for more guns. Christianity -- and by proxy Fox News -- was under attack in Charleston! Christians are the victims! Woe is us! We're the victim! More guns!
It's not a fluke that this happened in South Carolina, the birthplace of the Civil War. A state that still flies the Confederate flag, the symbol of slave holders. Streets in Charleston are named after Confederate generals, traitors to the United States of America. They still celebrate Confederate Memorial Day, which is held on the birthday of Jefferson Davis in some states.
They say they're just celebrating their heritage. What is that heritage? Enslaving human beings and then executing men like Denmark Vesey for trying to achieve the same freedoms that the American Revolution was fought for.
The Confederate flag stands for slavery and white supremacy. And as long as South Carolina flies that flag, and puts it on its license plates, South Carolina will endorse and promote the same racist hatred that Dylann Roof expressed when he assassinated nine African Americans to inflame the nation with his terroristic goal of inciting a race war.
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Speaking of victims, what happened to that one commenter who was so obsessed with you that was named 'Guard Duck?'
I asked him to not post here anymore because he refused to adhere to the commenting rules and had oddly started his own site which simply responds to everything I write. Very stalker like and clearly unstable. No original posts, just Mark obsessions. Last time I checked in over there he hadn't posted in awhile so maybe he finally gave up, grew sane and stopped having conversations with the voices in his head:)
Creepy! Have you contacted the police yet about him?
For what?
I don't think it's necessary for the police to get involved although I did tell my neighbor (a detective and regular reader now that there are moderated comments) about him and he told me he would check his site every day. He handles cyber crime and since he hasn't brought it up lately, GD's probably moved on.
If he is still going, GD has been neutered...by himself which is ironic. He never really wanted to post in a wider forum and now he's posting in an even smaller one. I'm certain he's happy either way. I should wander down and ask my neighbor:)
I'd say that Guard Duck fits this definition if he has a site solely dedicated to you.
"Cyberharassment. Cyberharassment differs from cyberstalking in that it may generally be defined as not involving a credible threat. Cyberharassment usually pertains to threatening or harassing email messages, instant messages, or to blog entries or websites dedicated solely to tormenting an individual. Some states approach cyberharrassment by including language addressing electronic communications in general harassment statutes, while others have created stand-alone cyberharassment statutes."
http://www.ncsl.org/research/telecommunications-and-information-technology/cyberstalking-and-cyberharassment-laws.aspx
Thanks for the concern but he's harmless. I trust that my neighbor knows when he'll cross the line. I just checked with him, btw, and he's still posting. We just checked his site. Wow....
And he thinks my neighbor, who still checks every day is me!! Priceless!
It's not really my affair so if you are OK with it. I am pleased that the state watches over him every day!!!
Since we talked yesterday, my neighbor has decided to keep a closer eye on him for the next few weeks just to be safe. He's going to bring another detective in to take a look. It's interesting to note how much they can find out about a person with their tech. But I'm not really worried. He's probably just a lonely guy.
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