You know that absolutely awesome thing Christ did for you, you know, getting betrayed, beaten, nailed to a cross, paying your debt, knowing no sin yet becoming sin, being forsaken, dying and rising again, all so that you could live forever with Him in Heaven… He did that for the person you hate the most too.

He did that for the criminal you condemn, the politician you hate, the coworker you despise, the ex you abhor, the guy who cut you off in traffic or stole from you, hurt you, lied about you, abused you and so on.

He did it for all of us and either He’s that damn awesome or He loves us all that much. Perhaps it’s both.

To those of you who just can’t get it through your heads:

It’s not racism, it’s pattern recognition.

What you’re really saying when you say you support Derek Chauvin:

“I don’t understand police use of force nor due process, but I’m sick and tired of seeing black, violent criminals not being held accountable for their actions. Between the two evils, I’m less outraged at Chauvin and Floyd’s toxicology report relieved my guilt once I found out he had drugs in his system and that’s all I needed. I don’t want to come across like I’m an angry racist, because I’m not, but I’m mad about the imbalance between black and white crime being reported by the media; so, because Chauvin was technically within his police department policy’s guidelines I’m going to use that as my choice on who to support to disguise my confused anger, because I’ll never admit this to myself.”

With all of the ever increasing mob violence that’s been going on, in conjunction with the holiday shopping season that’s upon us, it is my deepest and most sincere holiday wish that all of you will stay vigilant when returning to your car or home with gifts.

And if a criminal or group of criminals robs you at gun point, remember… they are just gifts, they can be replaced. And they also can be used as impact weapons. Just remember what Jack promised he’d do to Wendy in The Shining and bash their brains in. Bash them right the fuck in.

This is the only way to stop the violence in America. Gifts may be replaceable but your pride can’t be. Fight back this holiday season.