This post is in regards to the recent Charleston, S.C. shootings and the Confederate Flag controversies that have been politicized by the liberal left.
First of all, my concerns, feelings of hurt, and prayers go out to the victims and their families for this senseless act of violence perpetrated towards totally innocent American citizens. My prayers also go out to the family of the shooter who I know are feeling shock and disbelief as well. Sorrowful instances such as this tends to bring the very best and also the very worst out of people during a time when our focus should center around the mourning of lost loved ones and bringing the murderer to justice. The healing hands of time will eventually bring bits of joy to those directly involved in this tragedy and I sincerely hope a final recovery of inner peace.
It has ridiculously become the norm for the liberal left to immediately bring false charges against innocent people or inanimate objects like the Confederate Battle Flag, as is the case being sensationalized this very moment. Remember how the Duke lacrosse players were scorned and how the left immediately ties mass murderers to the Tea Party and conservative right. The media is awash with pictures of Dylann Roof posing by Confederate flags and Confederate license plates which has now raised a storm of protests to remove the flag from the South Carolina State Capitol grounds.
If this flag was the true cause of these senseless murders, then we would have been having them on a regular basis long before now. Instead, we get the typical knee-jerk reaction from the media, not to mention the president and other politicians who wish to capitalize on this tragedy. I guarantee that if every Confederate flag, monument, license plate, t-shirt, etc. etc. etc. were expunged from the face of the earth, tragedies such as this will continue to happen. For a politician to believe this will stop another race-related crime accentuates he or she has failed to do the job they were elected to do.
We have scores of laws already against murder, rape, arson, theft, drinking while driving and texting while driving, yet people still violate these statutes. Why? The best reason I can give is called destructive behavior and it crosses racial, religious, and gender lines. And what causes destructive behavior? There are a myriad of determinates, but one that seems to be the common denominator concerning the mass murders this country in recent years is due to the use of psychotropic drugs taken by these mentally disturbed individuals. I’m not rushing to judgement in the Charleston murders, but it has come to light that Dylann Roof was indeed taking this type precription medication which can have dangerous side affects. I vote we allow the court of law to do its job by bringing out the facts before making false judgements and certainly not placing blame on a flag of all things.
The mainstream media and politicians tend to also display traits of destructive behavior by taking the path of least resistance instead of directly confronting the problem by diagnosing the root cause. If indeed psychotropic drugs can be proved to be a leading factor in these random acts of violence, then this is where the focus of politicians should be, and certainly not on an inanimate object such as a flag or license plate. Until this is addressed properly by medical, psychological, and pharmaceutical experts and passed on to this nation’s legislative bodies, then expect more, and certainly not less acts of random violence to occur.
Loy Mauch
The Anti-Federalist 