Kill the Senile!

Apparently when grandma becomes senile, she needs to commit suicide because she will be too much of a burden to us. Um....really? This argument could be made for anyone; the mentally challenged, the handicap, even younger siblings when they are in the "terrible twos" stage! This is one of the dumbest suggestions I have heard in a while, but what was even more shocking was that people actually agree with this statement! On one blog site, a man claims that it is worth it to kill the senile because it is better for the economy; we shouldn't "Waste" money on people who aren't entirely there mentally. What was even more shocking was that the majority of the comments that were left on the site agreed with the blogger! It seems that everyone forgets that one day they will be old as well. I guess when the economy goes to hell, so do morals. Lets not forget that suicide is a sin, but I guess I can't really expect any of these people to understand that. After all, it is the atheist blog. I just think that it is so selfish to kill people who are "burdens." People think that the death penalty is wrong, but its acceptable to kill people who are ill? This just doesn't make any sense to me. I feel sorry for the parents and grandparents of these people. The moment they get old, there will either be a hit man after them, or they will be shipped off to a nursing home. Thank you mom for bringing me into this world, but I can no longer handle mental illness. I'm afraid ill have to let (or make) you go.

You can read the blog at http://atheistnexus.org/group/atheistnews/forum/topics/senile-have-a-duty-to-die

and here is the article under discussion http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1713716.ece

Deja Vu

Just in case you havn't heard (I dont know how it is possible not to have heard), there have been more than 800 "tea parties" around the country today to protest the federal government's taxation, spending, and debt. Kinda reminds me of another tea party... The Obama Administration has raised taxes, increased spending, and printed more money when there isn't enough to do what he wants. The problem is that he is using the tax payer's money to pay off business' debts. So we are funding the largest government takeover of private industry. Karl Marx would be so proud! The American people are extremely upset and they are making sure that the government knows about it. I dont know why everyone is so angry; socialism has worked for countless other countries...The Soviet Union...China....oh wait, Im sorry it hasn't worked. Maybe that news needs to be spread to Washington, more specifically, the White House. Well, Obama certainly has brought change..

Michell Malkin has a few different articles about this on her blog at http://michellemalkin.com/2009/04/15/massive-tax-day-tea-party-usa/

and you can read one of the many articles about this at http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D97J48IO2.html