I’m Not Smiling, but I’m Not Crying, Either

Fred Phelps is dead.

I don’t have much else to say about this man. I don’t hate him, and I’d like to say I never did. I don’t quite pity him, either. The opposite of love isn’t hate, it’s indifference. I think the best legacy we could all leave for the man is a clear message that no one cares about him.

He must have led a miserable life, but I have no way of knowing that. I can only apply my own ideas about what constitutes happiness and fulfillment. If he derived joy out of the life he led, then the world is probably a better place without him.

If nothing else, his death has inspired an unusual reaction in the search algorithms of the world. These are the “related links” I saw on Facebook under a link to the CNN article:

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Now then, go forth and lead a better life than Fred Phelps. That’s setting the bar pretty low.

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