It's not often the death of one man makes the world a better place, but this is one of them…
Antonin Scalia is dead! Let’s all raise a drink to the Ronald Reagan-appointed cocksucker!
“Here’s to hoping there’s a hell so you can burn in it!”
It’s not often that the death of a single man makes the world a better place, but this is one of them. The archconservative Catholic Supreme Court justice, staunch opponent of the concept of a living constitution, strived his entire career to retain the values America embraced back in the eighteenth century. Like slavery, and second class status for anyone who isn’t a white property owning male.
A man who repeatedly stressed his desire to strike down Roe v Wade, helped George Bush 2 steal an election, refused to recuse himself when longtime friend Dick Cheney appeared before him. He supported the execution of minors and the mentally challenged, allowed his belief in Catholic polytheist mumbo jumbo to inform his decisions over the decades that comprised his tenure.
It’s not often that the death of a single man makes the world a better place, but this is one of them. The archconservative Catholic Supreme Court justice, staunch opponent of the concept of a living constitution, strived his entire career to retain the values America embraced back in the eighteenth century. Like slavery, and second class status for anyone who isn’t a white property owning male.
His opinion on LGBT rights?
“But I had thought that one could consider certain conduct reprehensible—murder, for example, or polygamy, or cruelty to animals—and could exhibit even ‘animus’ toward such conduct. Surely that is the only sort of ‘animus’ at issue here: moral disapproval of homosexual conduct[.]”
How about people “detained” by the American government?
“Give me a break… I had a son on that battlefield and they were shooting at my son, and I’m not about to give this man who was captured in a war a full jury trial. I mean it’s crazy.”
From my wife, who is currently in San Diego attending a convention for death penalty defense attorneys, “The speaker stopped mid-sentence and broke out in a shit eating grin. ‘Scalia’s dead.’ The room broke out in laughter, people were clapping.”
Fuck you Scalia! I hope a pack of wild dogs exhumes your corpse and gives it a solid buggering.
I’ve been off on my own trip the last few days.
When I was a little boy at Catholic church I was taught I could pray to the saints and virgin mary and they’d intervene on my behalf. So in my mind it’s always been similar to the Norse pantheon, one head god and all the minor gods below.
I went to a jesuit college so I dozed through multiple lectures on how that’s not really the case, but I know Catholics hate the term so I just wanted to take a cheap shot.
For me, this is an incredible book: http://www.rafapal.com/wp-c… The Invention of the Jewish People by Shlomo Sand (an Israeli professor). It states (with abundant references) that during the Greek & early Roman Empires, the Jews became great proselytizers, which resulted in 9% of Romans following Judaism at the time of Christ. Therefore, in the 1st few centuries, Judaism & Christianity were competing heavily for converts. For me, this cuts through the mythology that Paul miraculously converted many Romans to Christianity. In reality, Judaism was huge throughout the Roman Empire, which explains Christianity being a new contrived form of Judaism more palatable to non-Jews in the Roman Empire (since it preaches acceptance of the Roman Empire – turn the other cheek; obey the ruling government – and eliminated many trivial rituals, such as circumcision). Personally, I am an atheist but take an interest in these things, just like surfing.
Lol…Christianity is messy; Roman Empire New Age; a mixture of different world religions; Judaism; Buddhism; Brahmanism; Hinduism; Mithraism. Christ as the ‘incarnation’ of god is the same as Krishna the Supreme Personality of the Godhead (for example). The Jews did not (allegedly) crucify the guy for trivial reasons. Christ was a serious heretic because, for him, God was love. The Christ caricature may be something of great love, humanity & wisdom but, unlike G_d, Christ did not have the power of creation & destruction. Jesus of Nazareth could not create universes, global warming or a perfect 12 foot Pipe peak thus obviously was not the same as god (unless you truly believe A.I. is in the clouds sending waves to Parko & Bruce). Therefore, it is arguable Christianity is polytheistic since polytheism takes various natural or godly attributes (eg, creation – Brahma; maintenance -Vishnu; destruction – Shiva) and deifies them individually. Christ took the single attribute of love & deified it as ‘The Father’. “1 John 4:8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love”.
What is the relevance of ‘polytheism’ here? How was Scalia different to a monotheistic Zionist & Islamist butcher or to a Jewish, Russian or Chinese atheist communist mass murderer?
barry saltero will for sure appoint a foreign born transgender muslim.
So that means I can still think Mary Magdalene was a total babe?
Henotheism would be more about allowing the possibility of other Gods, as in those of other religions, no? The reformation was pretty adamant that the Church (then Catholicism) was polytheistic, and even recent councils of different Protestant faiths have said as much to try to diminish Papa Pancho’s popularity and politics.
While you can pray to the Saints, they don’t have any power in and of themselves, but for some reason they have the ear of god on certain issues. As for the holy trinity, well that is a mystery…
ah the rabid right Vs the Loony left . Sanders Vs Trump/Cruz , ah youse americans really get what youse want .
Good read here sir! http://www.historyisaweapon…
All are now bought by the Zionist-Corporate-Military-Industry oligarchy. This accurately prophetic video was made prior to Obama’s election.The USA is not a dictatorship or monarchy. Sanders or another individual cannot change anything. All are puppets or otherwise end up like JFK.
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
Best thing you’ve written, Rory. Hear fuckin hear.
See you in hell Scalia!
I’ll hold it down for it being polytheistic only cuz San Martin de Porres and the Virgen de Guadalupe and Santa Rosa de Lima were people of color and claiming polytheism then puts them on the same ground as Jeebus. Propaganda or not, the Catholic faith got some minority figures in there way before the Protestants…as a kid rollin’ St. Patrick’s Battalion-style I just liked that I could have a favorite saint…like “that dude has the coolest fucking sword on that stained-glass window” or “Mary Magdalene is hot.”
The real argument for polytheism isn’t really a great theological argument, though…it’s reformation-era propaganda from the manic Germanics circa 1517.
On another note, Obama best get his shit moving before the GOP blocks his ass on getting a non-fascist in there.
Scalia’s fat, flabby body wasn’t even cold when the Republicunts were already screaming they would not allow a hearing on any Obama nomination. In the event of a tie in the SCOTUS, the ruling of the previous court will prevail. This results in the SCOTUS now being meaningless. We will now have two out of the three branches of government totally dysfunctional.
And the vast majority of appellate courts are liberal. A 4-4 tie at the Supremes is an Obama win even if they don’t appoint his eventual nominee…
Ha ha what are they gonna block any nomination for the next five years? Or are they that fucken high they think Ted Cruz will be the next President?
Sad but true. Anyone else in the USA get the feeling that half of Americans hate the other half of Americans upon learning of their political convictions these days? One nation divisible/divided, in part because of God.
which god , money?
And old bearded shapers who cherish a good red and hand-shaped hi-volume shortboards.
I find it harder and harder to pledge allegiance.
Likewise.
Sorry to sound repetitive but government today is plutocracy rather than democracy. Even in Australia, pledging allegiance is impossible. ‘God’ is the weapon for those without morals.
Our only vote is how we spend our money and choosing smart debt. God=Love but MEN have divided the peoples of the world through their interpretation and ego. Somehow the people are going to have to make a shift.
The New Testament god is certainly unambiguously ‘love’ & the teachings therein are uncomprisingly unambiguous. However, your Christian religion was hijacked centuries ago. One reason I have always been an atheist from childhood (despite Catholic schooling).
Not a Christian. Raised a Bahai…Traveled enough before the modern world wide web was created to realize the diversity of this world is a beautiful thing.
My southern roots of yes ma’m and no sir do not fly or reflect Confederate ideology. Always felt more connected to Neil Young’s “Southern Man” not Lynyrd Skynyrd “Sweet Home Alabama”. I am 100% for the people.
I went to Catholic schools. It was all about care for the poor etc. And not masturbating. And not saying anything when the Brothers touch you. No mention of being a massive cunt to those less fortunate, so I’m always a little shocked when I see Catholics like this, again and again.
South Vietnam was a Catholic oligarchy. The politically influential US Catholics, particularly Cardinals Francis Spellman & Avery Dulles, heavily pushed the Vietnam War. Plenty of internet articles on these two war mongers with Pius XII.
Lets not forget his Citizens United ruling which further cemented his stature as a fascist. Threw my arms up in victory at the news of his passing.
I was in a car dealership when someone mentioned that this garbage troll died and I very nearly shouted “That’s great!” Regretfully, I remained silent, albeit with a telltale grin.
I was worried a non surf related article begins the slippery slope to the Inertia. But hear hear.
… during my tenure as a junior Catholic, I was deeply confused on how monotheistic my creed was. Like, Jesus is the son of god, but he’s the earthly messenger we invoke, who gets the sculptures, the posters, the paintings… If this was a test, I’d called it monotheistic, just to get the answer right… but I ain’t so sure… any theologists out there?