Bad Karma

So, I'm futzing around on The Facebooks, and I find a story on the Holycoast.com blog about Jeremy Guitierrez new Fisker Karma flambé-ing. Now, in general, this is a nominally interesting story,  but nothing I'd go out of my way to see. However, since Holycoast is a conservative religious blog, I was curious to see what they were on about.

Seems this was a significantly unfortunate event for Mr. Guitierrez. He lost 3 cars and was temporarily displaced from his home. Adding to the distress was that Fisker Automotive

sent their self-proclaimed “SWAT Team” of engineers and inspectors (that included their own forensic cause and origin investigator) to the Gutierrez home within 24 hours of the fire. They descended upon the Gutierrez home in alarming numbers and immediately demanded a 24-hour lock-down of his home, including the remains of the Fisker Karma vehicle. They also cordoned off portions of the Gutierrez home with non-transparent tarps to block the view from the public. 

and...

Despite the fact public safety and law enforcement officials have determined Mr. Gutierrez's home and vehicles are not a crime scene, Fisker Automotive released a public statement on May 8, 2012 implying fraud or malicious intent were open questions. The family is stunned by this implication. The Gutierrez family has afforded every accommodation to Fisker and access to all evidence that public safety and law enforcement official examined. Fisker's statement is a grave disappointment, especially in light of the damages the family suffered and continues to suffer.

Now, this guy will probably do okay after this is all sorted out, insurance will cover his losses, which will probably tot up to something close to 10 times my annual income on my present job(I'm an LPN). Just the same, it's a pity, and I sympathise with the guy.

Now you may wonder why a conservative religious blog would take an interest in this bit of bad luck? Well, the Fisker Karma is an electric car, similar to the much maligned Chevy Volt. Conservatives seethe over anything that smacks of alternative energy, or even energy conservation-like the brouhaha over incandescent lights. Never mind that compact fluorescent and/or LED lights are a better value for money in the long run.

But I digress: basically, Holycoast's only interest in this story is to celebrate the misfortune of a 'liberal'. He deserved what he got because he had the audacity to buy a vehicle that didn't run on petrol. It serves as an object lesson: if you don't toe the rightist line, bad things will happen to you.  Interesting how a christian religious blog would forget their own scripture: Oh, say like Matthew 7.12: 'Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.'(KJV)

Seems conservative christians have selective amnesia regarding their own holy book. Jesus was none too happy about hypocrisy, he also said a lot of things about being kind to others, and so on; all of which seem to go straight out the window when Enemies Of The People/Faith are involved. Yet These People Are Better And Moar Righteous Than You.