Sic semper tyrannis

Hello, it’s been a while. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t forgotten to write. I’ve just had other things that, in hindisight, probably don’t mean much, but they had to be taken care of…

• They got Gadaffi. We will probably never know how he died (aside from the gunshot to the head), be it he was shot by a rebel intentionally, or caught in the crossfire between the rebels on the loyalists, we may never know. But he was a tyrant who ruled with an iron fist. And eventually, his own people got the point where they weren’t going to take in anymore. He almost immediately threw out the country's constitution (and the rights that went along with it) while seizing power. And then there was the theft. If perhaps he’d put the profits from the Libya’s oil revenues back into his country (instead of keeping it to himself and his cronies), perhaps… Well, I’m not going to speculate on that.

Gadaffi is dead. I’m not rejoicing in and of itself over his death, like I didn’t rejoice over Osama Bin Laden’s death. We should remember that violence only begets violence. But at the very least, he is out of power, and there is hope for the nation….

One of the many reasons I’m grateful for being an American is the opportunity to change regime every four years peacefully.