Site of the crash, Austin, TX
The Austin-American Statesman has posted this diatribe by a Joseph Stack of San Marcos, Texas, the man federal authorities have confirmed tried to kill his family by burning down his house, then flew a small plane into IRS offices near downtown Austin. The plumes of smoke from both the house and the plane crash were visible from my office this morning — several miles from the incidents.
Here is an excerpt:
I know I’m hardly the first one to decide I have had all I can stand. It has always been a myth that people have stopped dying for their freedom in this country, and it isn’t limited to the blacks, and poor immigrants. I know there have been countless before me and there are sure to be as many after. But I also know that by not adding my body to the count, I insure nothing will change. I choose to not keep looking over my shoulder at “big brother” while he strips my carcass, I choose not to ignore what is going on all around me, I choose not to pretend that business as usual won’t continue; I have just had enough.
I can only hope that the numbers quickly get too big to be white washed and ignored that the American zombies wake up and revolt; it will take nothing less. I would only hope that by striking a nerve that stimulates the inevitable double standard, knee-jerk government reaction that results in more stupid draconian restrictions people wake up and begin to see the pompous political thugs and their mindless minions for what they are. Sadly, though I spent my entire life trying to believe it wasn’t so, but violence not only is the answer, it is the only answer.
It should be noted that he also rails against “GM executives,” “drug and insurance companies,” and “organized religion.” But the central complaint of the rant is the government, as he seems to have had some tax-related problems in the past.
The Statesman has more on the story as it unfolds.
Dave Neiwert at C&L has more analysis, plus video.
