Henry Hamilton, Key West resident distraught over election results, kills himself

[davidthegnome]

67. Really?

It has always been my understanding that one of the things that we, as progressives, value most... is compassion. This man was mentally ill and could see no way out but to take his own life. If that isn't reason for a little compassion, I don't know what is.

A lot of right wing fanatics, I suspect, are mentally ill and undiagnosed. To treat them with such a complete lack of compassion is likely only to ensure that they never change their minds and start giving a damn.

Your callous attitude is shocking and unworthy of you, I beseech you to discard it and consider the greater implications. What might have brought this man to this point? Someone who was mentally ill, yes, egged on by the likes of Limbaugh, Beck, Ann Coulter - rabid fanatics who would certainly never have the least amount of compassion for us.

We have to be better than the opposition, otherwise we cannot offer ourselves as a better alternative.