Blogger Matt Walsh Better Be Robin Williams's Final Joke on All of Us

Matt Walsh is an ignorant jackass. And I mean ignorant in the most literal sense of the word. The first time I read the name Matt Walsh was while scrolling through my newsfeed a couple of months ago. A family member had posted a link to his blog and a piece he wrote in response to that story of a transgendered child that went viral a while back. I had watched the video myself, and was actually very moved by it. So I decided to read this guy’s thoughts on it. Bad idea. I will never get those 5 minutes of my life back. It was literally as though he hadn't even bothered to watch the video at all, and instead just posted "insert bat-shit crazy, far right, Christian extremist response here" based on nothing but blind assumptions. And to be clear, I’m a Christian AND a conservative. Since then, I’ve read a handful of his blogs, only one of which I didn’t disagree with entirely, and that was his commentary on the Ferguson riots.

So now this condescending moron has come out with his take on Robin Williams's death. To boil it down, his argument is that suicide is “a choice, and we have to remember that. Your suicide doesn’t happen to you; it doesn’t attack you like cancer or descend upon you like a tornado. It is a decision made by an individual.” Well you know what, Matt Walsh, you’re right - suicide IS a choice, but you’re very, very wrong abut “it” not attacking you like a cancer. Because the “it” that you’re really referring to here isn’t the act of suicide itself, it’s the depression that leads to suicide. And that’s very much like cancer. ANY person that commits suicide is very obviously NOT IN CONTROL of their own thoughts, because if they were, THEY WOULDN’T COMMIT SUICIDE. There’s NOTHING worse and there’s NO coming back from it, and any person who’s thinking with logic and reason realizes that. And you can say he should’ve just “stayed strong” for the sake of his family, or whoever, however much you’d like, but guess what? We’re not all equipped with the same coping mechanisms. Some people are just more resilient than others - psychologically, emotionally, physically - that’s just the way it is. 

Robin Williams was 63 years old when he died. Now I don’t know how long he battled depression, but for people who are deeply, clinically depressed, it’s a struggle to GET OUT OF FUCKING BED in the morning. Now do that every day for 63 years and let me know if you’re tired. You’d be exhausted. And, to be clear, I’ve never dealt with that kind of depression myself (so hang up with the suicide hotline, assholes), but I will just never understand idiots like this guy, who have no sympathy for others. And I‘m using the term sympathy rather than empathy very deliberately here, because Walsh also claims that he himself has struggled with depression his entire life, but overcame it via, wait for it - JOY. That’s right, you heard me. The cure for clinical depression is joy. Oh! Well, hell! Why didn’t you say so sooner? Let me just run out to the Joy Store and pick some up real quick, then.

And hey Matt, let me remind you of something else, you either lying or self-loathing fuck: We allow criminals, MURDERERS, who’ve taken the life of another human being to defend themselves by pleading insanity, right? But you’re going to condemn a man for taking HIS OWN life? After he’s dead? What a coward you are, Mr. Walsh.

As if he hadn’t spewed enough word vomit, he then states “Happiness and contentment are not found in our talents, our money, our luxuries, or our reputations. If wealthy, brilliant, beloved people tell us anything when they murder themselves, it must be that.” Speak for yourself, douchebag. Because that’s actually NOT the takeaway for the majority of us. And by us, I mean those of us walking this planet not so self-involved that we actually write a blog attempting to displace our own shame and shortcomings onto a dead man. For us, it’s just SAD. For us, news of this terrible loss didn’t immediately evoke a commentary inside our heads regarding happiness in relation to wealth or fame. I‘m sorry it did for you.

Walsh then goes on to take words expressed in mourning and spin them to reflect his own agenda. He criticized the “Genie, you’re free.” tweet from the Academy of Motion Pictures, stating - “Free? I’ve seen a lot of this kind of rhetoric. Robin Williams is “in a better place,” he is “free,” he is “at peace,” he is “smiling down upon us,” he’s “happy.” This all might seem pleasant enough, but have we stopped to think how it looks and sounds to those who may be contemplating this heinous deed themselves?”

Oh, man. You are RIGHT, Matt Walsh! I bet there are millions of people out there, considering suicide, who weren’t actually going to kill themselves, but that tweet just pushed them over the edge. They weren’t gonna do it, but then they thought, “Well, everybody is saying I‘ll be free, and at peace, and happier, and in a better place, so... OK, then!” Hey genius - don’t you think anybody that kills themselves or contemplates killing themselves has to have already told themselves ALL of these things, otherwise suicide, again, a very FINAL act, wouldn’t even be on the table??

And “rhetoric”? Really?? Let me define rhetoric for you, Matt Walsh. Rhet-o-ric, noun - the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques; language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content. Please tell me what agenda the Academy of Motion Pictures was pushing with their tweet? Is suicide the theme for next year’s Oscars and no one told me?? Because to me it looks like they were just trying to honor a man who brought a lot of joy and a lot of laughter, to a lot of people’s lives. Hey, maybe if there were more people like Robin Williams, and less like you, you might actually be onto something with the whole joy-cure thing for depression. And as far as rhetoric goes, you might want to look up the word "projection" (in the psychological sense) and then check yo’ self, before you wreck yo’ self, dude. 

For any of you who still don't hate this guy enough yet, here's the link to the specific bullshit Matt Walsh post to which I'm referring today:

Robin Williams didn’t die from a disease, he died from his choice


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#RIPRobinWilliams
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Idiots: The Biggest Loser Edition

I've literally never seen an episode of the Biggest Loser, so I have no opinion on the show itself, but this story has been hard to ignore. And I just have to say, after reading this article, people are assholes. Listen, I'm not saying that this Rachel girl who won doesn't look a little too thin. But really, America? Do you think maybe, just maybe, instead of immediately reacting with nasty remarks about her dramatic weight loss, we could throw the bitch a 5 minute window of her life where she can just be proud of herself?!? First she's too fat, now she's too thin. And people wonder where eating disorders come from. I mean, seriously. My favorite "tweet" was from some sadly average girl named Cari Steiner, who's apparently never had a weight problem one way or the other in her entire life, who actually said out loud, "So disappointed in Rachel. Just unbelievable how far she took her weight loss with so many young girls watching her every move." Really?!? So now, not only does this girl have to lose weight, but she has to lose JUST enough weight to be "pretty" and healthy, but not TOO much weight, because as a contestant on a reality/game show, it's obviously her responsibility to be a role model to every young girl in America and undo the decades of damage that mass media has built. Hey, Cari Steiner, you're a dipshit, and it's people like you that breed eating disorders in the first place. Unbelievable. ‪#‎wishingicouldbebulimicbutcantbecauseihatethrowingupfor33yearsandcounting‬ ‪#‎ihopeyoureoffended‬

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-biggest-loser-rachel-frederickson-too-skinny-20140205,5116994,2956518.story#axzz2sU3xjVro

Phil Robertson Gets Suspended from A&E for Being Phil Robertson

Isn't it funny how EVERYBODY is all for freedom of speech, so long as what's being said coincides with their own personal beliefs. Guess what? I'm a Christian. Guess what else? I couldn't care less if a person is homosexual, heterosexual, bi-sexual, asexual, or if an actual unicorn wants to marry a tricycle. Let me reiterate, I DON'T CARE. However, it is Phil Robertson's prerogative to hold whatever beliefs he would like and A&E knew EXACTLY who they were going into business with when they developed a series with him. So shame on them for this "suspension" that is clearly nothing more than a thinly-veiled attempt at damage control. Duck Dynasty is the highest-rated show on their network, so anybody that actually believes A&E is going to give up that cash cow is naive, at best. And if I had to take a guess, I'd say Phil Robertson is probably losing about as much sleep over this suspension as my Grandpa is over missing the Beyonce concert. 

I encourage you all to go read the original interview with GQ, linked below, in its entirety so that you can form your own opinions on what Mr. Robertson actually said, rather than trying to sift through thousands of articles that have been written fast and loose, with an alarming amount of poetic license being taken by the liberal media. Oh, and to be clear, at no point did the Duck Commander state that homosexuality is the same as bestiality, no matter how much CNN would have you believe otherwise. 

http://www.gq.com/entertainment/television/201401/duck-dynasty-phil-robertson

#IStandWithPhil