Prez wrote on Sep 12, 2024, 22:53:
I will never, ever agree that certain people just need to die. That will sometimes be the only option left for the greater good, but I will not wish death on anyone, ever. As Tolkien prophetically said: "Many that live deserve death and some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be so eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the wise cannot see all ends."

EVERYONE deserves a chance at redemption.

Generally I feel the same way, but I am reminded of the doctor in The Dead Zone who, when asked if he would go back in time and murder Hitler before he came to power, knowing that no one would believe him when he explained why he did it, said: "I'm a man of medicine. I'm expected to save lives and ease suffering. I love people. Therefore, I would have no choice but to kill the son of a bitch."

Someone I follow on Threads posted today that on the day Trump dies, she's going to wheel her rolling bar out into the street and hand out free drinks. I replied: "There was a time when I would have said the same thing about Dick Cheney. The irony is that Dick Cheney and I will probably both be at your rolling bar. That's where we are today."