Behind the Hoods

Westboro Baptist Sanitarium escapees show their asses--

with heads prominently affixed within

The thing about fanaticism is that nobody ever

thinks 'their side' is guilty of it.

No one ever considers themselves a fanatic.

They'll scream and shout and shake their

head about how Muslims (and others) believe their

precious book of lies and are on the wrong path,

and note no level of similarity (or irony) as they

dutifully proclaim pure truth for their

own idiotic actions and beliefs.

Now, most people think fanatics are

merely made up of crack-pots and

folks who should be on heavy meds.

And yeah...that's certainly a component.

But there are plenty of fanatics who

are scary, desperate, dangerous folks

because they have failed in every other

area of life, and their 'belief' is all they

have left.

They're dangerous because they are

fervently covering up for the fact that

deep down, they are scared to death that what

they (want to) believe is really just another

lie, and so they become consumed with

'making' it all true.

Forcing people to believe.

Forcing themselves to meet an imagined ideal.

Proving their worth.

Finding a vehicle for their pain and rage.

They can't let anyone see that underneath

the facade, they have questions....they

don't have the unwavering faith they claim to...

they're unsure, and--in their fragile minds--

unworthy.

It's the exact opposite of what it seems;

they appear to be devout because they're

so desperately trying to fill a void.

Maybe drugs filled it before, or

other extremist behavior or addiction.

But it's all they have now....

and that's the sort of individual

and radical behavior that religion specializes

in procuring and manufacturing and nurturing.

Overkill.

Denial.

Extremism.

Insanity.

Division.

Paranoia.

Seclusion.

Superiority.

Be as afraid of what's behind the facade

as you are of what's being shown.

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