We’re killing all the right people and we’re cutting your taxes.
–Lindsey Graham
It’s impossible not to notice the internet revelling over the news of the sudden death of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham. Public sentiment worldwide has been overwhelmingly negative and bitterly disparaging.
Socially acceptable tradition dictates that mocking the dead is disrespectful, especially to the surviving family members. The taboo is rooted in a very old Latin proverb, De mortuis nil nisi bonum (of the dead, nothing but good is to be said).
But what if the deceased person was genuinely despised, hated even, for being a bigot of every kind imaginable? Do supporters of this person have a morally sound reason to express dismay?
While it may appear objectionable in principle, if there was ever a person who justified being roundly excoriated, it was Lindsey Graham. Let’s cut the bullshit! We live in a wicked world, governed by some of the most vile, degenerate people. Graham was high up on that list of thoroughly despicable beings masquerading as human.
Lindsey Graham was an ageing, racist, malicious warmonger who oozed depravity and hate. He seemed to have a natural ability to incite violence every opportunity he got. His paramount life project appeared to be overseeing the destruction of Iran. At the same time, he delighted in being the snivelling little bitch the war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu could consistently depend on for immoral sustenance and cheerleading.
In interviews, he wasn’t afraid to express a passionate enthusiasm for bombing poor people, who almost always turned out to have brown skin. That brave exuberance was only sullied by his utter spinelessness when he completely capitulated to Donald Trump after that equally miserable creature won the elections.
Graham’s pusillanimity toward Trump evolved from “He’s an opportunist. He’s not fit to be President of the United States,” to “Mr President, you’re not far behind God, but we’re gonna start with him.” Apparently, Trump wooed him on the golf course, which leaves one wondering if his servility included being the caddy?
I came across a Facebook page today which summed up Graham’s pitiful existence quite nicely:
The Facebook Feminist News editorial was also scathingly accurate in its obituary, and I don’t think there is a better indictment of the shameless legacy of American imperialism, of which Graham was a true believer.
From the moment he hit Washington, Graham wrapped himself in “national security” while reliably serving two constituencies: defense contractors and billionaire donors who profit every time the U.S. rattles sabers at Iran. He sold regime change as “freedom,” sanctions as “strength,” and bombing campaigns as “democracy,” while the same rich circles around him cashed in on endless conflict and fear.
Lindsey Graham’s demise is being described as somewhat sudden with a hint of mystery. However, following Iran’s humiliation of the U.S. in yet another manufactured war, I’m inclined to think the hateful warmonger died of acute embarrassment.
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