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When a Society Celebrates Death, We Are Done
It’s over — and there’s no coming back
When a majority — or even a sizable, vocal minority — of a given society celebrates the murder of those with whom they disagree, we are finished as a society. You might as well stick a fork in us because we are done.
I fear that is where we are in December 2024 in the United States.
Social media has become a breeding ground for angry keyboard warriors gleefully expressing support for the deaths of business leaders, political figures, or anyone else they deem harmful to their vision of society. This isn’t just an alarming trend; it’s a moral and cultural crisis.
If the trend of celebrating the demise of others continues to escalate — if it is allowed to seep into the mainstream, as I fear it already has — there will be no coming back.
I am not a pacifist. I understand there are moments when taking a life may be unavoidable, whether in self-defense, war, or other extreme circumstances. But necessity does not mean we should seek opportunities to take life, nor should it ever lead to celebration when life is taken.
Even in cases where a death may be “justified,” it should be met with sorrow, not triumphalism.
