Reply #43: There is a difference between forgiveness and understanding. [View All]

Rush let his hate consume him, very nearly literally. He aided and abetted the hate of millions of people, he failed to use his influence for good, encouraged policies that caused misery, every thing Rush stood for was to appeal to the ugly core of human nature. He gave people permission believe and act in a way that avoided compassion, he made bigotry and loathing righteous.

How can we awaken the part of the American psyche that used to understand the complexity of human nature if we adopt Rush’s vitriol? Rush personifies the hypocrisy of the right, perhaps we should personify what is wrong with their twisted view.

It isn’t necessary that we forgive Rush. If he comes out of this spewing the same lies and venom as before then we should attack in kind. Maybe, just maybe, he will learn something, that pride does come before the fall, but we don’t know yet