Alex Jones

Boo hoo.

I believe that you should love thy neighbor. That being said, some people make that very, very, exceptionally difficult. Alex Jones is one of them.

Well, today the far-right’s favorite child death-exploiter finally agreed to liquidate his sorry excuse for a media company to pay off his debt to the families he has hurt in untold ways, the suffering parents and siblings he sent his rabid army of conspiracy theorists after. His so-called “empire” is based not just on lies, but dangerous propaganda has resulted in enormous financial and emotional damage to grieving families.

Well, his company will soon be gone. Already he is shedding crocodile tears on his show and promising to return in some form so he can hurt more families and incur more legal consequences. I personally think he should be condemned to a lifetime of using only the undoubtedly dangerous products he hawks on his show. But that’s not for me to decide.

I know and love many people with political views opposite to mine. We are all brothers and sisters, and we should treat each other as such. That being said, I will not equivocate when I say that Jones’ views are repulsive, his actions are despicable, and he deserves as much punishment as the law will allow him to receive.

Remember kids: lying is bad, lying about horrific death is worse, and weaponizing lies in order to hurt grieving families of victims is one of the worst things you can do.