Diamond, of Diamond and Silk, recently died from Covid 19.
She only lived to be 51.
Famous for her work helping promote the 45th president, her lifespan was only 2/3s of his.
You may remember the 45th president claiming covid 19 was a "hoax" that would magically disappear from the media after the 2020 election, and it's only purpose was as a ruse to justify mail in voting which is allegedly easier to commit fraud with, a claim that was found unsubstantiated in multiple courts of law.
Now, one of his major supporters who helped him spread his message has died from the disease he claimed was no worse than the flu.
It's pretty fucking dark.
Like, wraith sucking the life out of younger people to increase it's own power dark.
I have nothing negative to say about Diamond, not because I'm not the kind of person to speak ill of the dead, we all have a duty to be honest with ourselves about who the assholes are in our lives and celebrate the deaths of our enemies, but because I literally can't think of one malicious thing she ever did or said, despite being part of a movement that was famous for it's malice and cruelty.
The worst thing I can think of to say about her was her faith in 45 was misplaced. I believe she honestly believed every word she ever said, even if I think she was wrong about some things.
I know people think it's ugly to see someone die and think "holy shit, if that's what happens to people who hang around that group, I ain't comin' anywhere near'em"
I guess I'm ugly then, because I want no part of it.
This is the kind of shit that heroin dealers pull, claiming something is safe while it's killing their friends.
This is a song about death. It's on mandolin.
Hate is the first step to all solutions.
You will not end bigotry until you learn to hate it.