A moment of silence in memory of Charles Manson

Just kidding. Fuck that fucking guy.

A long time ago, when "social media" was BBS systems and a tiny corner of the internet called Usenet, I noticed that some Muslims who posted on Usenet groups made a practice of following Mohammed's name with PBUH. I looked into it and discovered that it was an abbreviation for "peace be upon him." They wrote it every time his name got mentioned, sort of like the Saturday Night Live skit where every time someone mentioned dear, departed Mr. Loopner, everyone had to say "God rest his soul."
 

There's something to be said for the utterance of a catchphrase any time a particular person is mentioned. But the phrase should denote the proper level of respect. Praiseworthy people should be praised. On the other hand, vile, subhuman scumbags should have their own ceremonial acknowledgements.

For example, rather than writing "Charles Manson Fuck That Fucking Guy," we can shorten it to "Charles Manson FTFG."

It has so many possible uses in our day and age.

Some liberals are coming the the defense of Al Franken FTFG, asserting that during the USO tour his victim wore revealing clothing and engaged in inappropriate touching onstage. It's a sickening case of "she was asking for it" argued by people who should know better.

Or perhaps the whole mess is more Russian bullshit. Use conservative sock puppets to stir up a stink, and then use liberal sock puppets to throw the whole thing into chaos.

#VladimirPutinFTFG

Tellin' it like it was

John Kelly's recent remark about how "failure to compromise" caused the Civil War actually gave me a really good idea about how to deal with the controversial Confederate monuments issue.

On the one hand we have "social justice warriors" who want to tear down the statues of Robert E. Lee and his ilk. On the other hand we have proud Southerners who want to preserve their cultural heritage. So by all means let’s compromise.

Most of these statues were put up in the 20th century as a reactionary response to attempts by black people to be treated like human beings. This history is clearly reflected in the plaques and inscriptions on the pedestals, which typically contain some sentiment about “the defense of the honor of the white race” or words to that effect.

The compromise is simple. The statues stay where they are. The plaques/inscriptions are removed and replaced with plaques that say "Traitor to His Country."

There. Now the statues accurately reflect the history they're supposed to commemorate.

Problem solved.