Today in Richmond the nutcakes at WBC are bringing us protests about nothing. They protest gays. They protest Jews. They’re never actually read the Bible.

Like any rational person, I’m enraged by the uncaged idiocy that these people exude. But that being said, I can’t say I’m for counter-protests. Trying to engage people like this, or the common “Turn or Burn” soapbox-er on Broad St. or in the VCU commons, is an exercise in futility. It may even be counter-productive.

These people need to be ignored. The more you counter them, especially in an aggressive manner, the more they feel vindicated by pulling the “oppression” card. The more attention you give them, the more they’ll do what they do. I think it’s a tragedy that our nation’s media chooses to even give credence to this type of nonsense. This is an assumption, but my gut feeling tells me that other world powers completely ignore this type of stuff. I saw some whackos in Dublin, but didn’t see anything about them on the Irish news. It’s the only European country I’ve been too, but I think my point stands.

I mean, arguing with these people is like trying to explain to Dahmer that what he does isn’t very nice. You wouldn’t argue with a guy who dresses up like a clown and eats his own fecal matter about his actions would you?

So why would you try to argue with someone who legitimately think that a benevolent creator who loves them, hates the people who half of that creator’s holy text is devoted to?

You want these quacks to go away? Pretend they aren’t there and write angry letters to the local news who covers their nonsense.