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Sorry it's been slim pickings of late. Adult life and its demands.

[if you are going to respond to this, read it all, please]

So, two days ago as of the writing of this post, Charlie Kirk, known for being almost frustratingly moderate by others on the Right, Center and Moderate Left, was assassinated and a bell was rung that can never be unrung.

I've no great demands, nor a lecture on the tip of my tongue.

I'm not interested in a dialogue.

See, I was watching the live stream.

Charlie was there, having been smiling and handing out shirts and hats, sitting like a big kid on that table, legs folded under him, as vulnerable as a human being could be without being asleep or a 90lb female Ukrainian refugee on a light rail.

I watched his neck explode and his eyes suddenly go wide in horror before he fell.

I watched his daughter, frightened by the noise, go running for her father only to watch her daddy's lifeblood drop out of him.

He was throwing hats and shirts with a smile on his face and peace in his heart. They threw bullets, with hatred in theirs.

So no, I am not interested in having a dialogue with the Radicals of The Left anymore.

Charlie attempted a dialogue and he was executed for it.

Please note, and I will repeat again, it is with the RADICALS of The Left with whom I do not wish to consort, not, I repeat, NOT all people on the Left.

The majority of The Left are peaceful, rational, big-hearted people who were just as shocked and condemn the violence in good faith and NOT just out of covering their butts, but because they have true human empathy.

I apologize for the need to clarify, as the environment these days is downright incendiary.

I've historically made no bones about where I stand, though I've always been open to having my mind changed.

Like Charlie, who changed his mind on a few things because of the discussions he had become known for.

Originally, I was going to mourn the loss of this peaceful man in private.

Then I saw it.

Celebration.

Singing, dancing, pantomiming assault rifles, crazy eyes, huge smiles, laughter, all delighting in the assassination of the Golden Retriever of right-wing politics.

That was bad enough. But hey, Charlie believed in freedom of speech.

Then came the urges to further atrocity.

"Kill Charlie's wife, kill Charlie's little girls, kill more people, KILL MORE!!!"

Calls to action. Oh well. DOJ will do its thing.

Then I saw candlelight vigils across the nation being stormed by Radical Leftists with bull horns.

Well, classless, but that's kind of their whole shtick.

Saw the EU parliament strike down a motion to have 60 seconds of respectfully observed silence.

EU Left-Wingers began to scream and shout.

Saw our own leadership here in the states try to have 60 seconds of respectfully observed silence.

US Left-Wingers began to scream and shout.

Taken in its totality, it has painted a crystal clear picture about the intent of my enemies (I did not used to use the term 'enemy', preferring 'opponent' instead, but Sep-10th changed me, thanks for that, BTW) and I have decided I shall no longer consort with that manner of person.

No, this is not me saying I'll be cruel, unkind, uncivil or cold.

I won't call for their harm, I do not want anything bad to happen to them and I well and truly wish them peace and a happy, healthy and long-lasting life.

But I will no longer consort with people who believe the assassination of political activists is acceptable.

Not 'Right-Wing' or 'Left-Wing' activists exclusively, ANY activist. Yes, even the commies, who I think are foolish. Assassinating a non-violent communist activist is every bit as monstrous as this and I hold it with equal contempt, as well as that contempt I would have for any on my side of the aisle who felt it was appropriate to celebrate it.

I'll say again and with emphasis, the only thing I am saying is that I am no longer choosing to consort with political extremists. If you believe the assassination of Charlie Kirk was justified, if you believe he in any way 'had it coming', if you think he deserved it, then this labels you as an extremist and I do not wish to, in any conceivable manner, be in any way associated with you.

And before you fire up your keyboard to leave a nasty-gram, take a moment, take a deep breath, take a walk, think about things and see how you feel. If you choose to, I will interpret this as a declaration of sentiment and identify you as an extremist and I thank you for your candor. You'll be blocked and I will not be unblocking you until such time as you no longer believe in extremist ideology, in which case I will not hold your extremism against you, as you were up against the most sophisticated propaganda machine ever conceived of by humankind. If you have the strength to remove yourself from extremist ideology, then you deserve respect, not 'I told you so'.

No, I'm not going to "do anything regrettable". I'm not going to hurt anyone on the Left, extremist or not, unless I'm physically attacked first. That manner of evil is outside of my wheelhouse.

Even then, having seen what a gunshot wound does to a human being, I cannot say as I relish the thought of a lethal response.

I got the anger out of my system and now I'm left with cold, unfeeling logic, drained of all heart elsewise. This is me at my calmest yet, following the assassination.

For the record, you don't have to agree with me, my eclectic political stance or even like me.

Shoot, a week ago, I dropped a journal professing my love for anyone who follows me.

But I can't do it anymore, folks. -_-

I'm afraid.

For the future, for my family, for my friends.

And I'm losing enough sleep as it is from a fresh new batch of madness in my personal life that involves a new nightmare against the demons I've been fighting for 31 years, since the day the three years of rape and torture began and I can't lose even more wondering if mutuals would, if they had the power, kill me, my family and everyone I care for or subjugate us to the shackles of The State and the "re-education" that requires.

If you feel personally called out, I apologize, as that was not the intent. This isn't a 'You know who you are' thing. This is directed solely at the radicals.

If you feel so personally offended by my decision to disassociate with people who want me dead, then I implore you to do some very true and genuine soul searching.

To my fellows in the Right, Center and Moderate Left, I know that the pain is deep and the anger is searing, but doing what they've been doing, namely the wanton political violence, will destroy everything that Charlie worked so hard for. If I can't appeal to your mercy, then remember that the propaganda machine get a LOT of mileage out of a lie. Don't give them the gift of being actually correct about us.

Do you understand? If you retaliate with ANYTHING besides free expression (Calls to action ARE NOT protected by the 1st Amendment so don't even dream of that either) then not only are we toast, but I will also place you, no matter how long I've known you, in the same shunning box as the violent Left-Wing radicals, because you'll have proven there is no appreciable difference between you and them.

I'm truly sorry it's all come to this. But we're crossing the Rubicon and I need my inner tube.



With no malice, hatred or anger, only sorrow and regret in my heart,
-Zucca