"You and your family will be the first ones eaten."

[reflection]

I saw the folded piece of paper under my wiper blade as I was leaving the grocery store last night. I could tell it wasn't an advertisement because it was on a piece of lined notebook paper.

For a moment I thought I was a "sorry I hit your car" note and my stomach got a little sick. Then I read the scrap of paper and I felt even worse. It said "When it happens well (sic) remember who voted for him. You and your family will be the first ones eaten." I have an Obama-Biden bumper sticker on my car.

I immediately faked a long laugh and wiped my eyes with the back of my hand, like I had teared up from laughing so hard. Then I loaded my groceries in the back of my car, alternating between forced grins and fake chuckling. The parking lot was still full and I did this in case the asshole was still watching me.

On the way home, I considered what kind of mindset would possess someone to do this. They have to believe that there will be an inevitable collapse in society and that liberals will be on the wrong end of what caused it. And that we will not be able to defend ourselves from the retribution we deserve.

"You and your family will be the first ones eaten." What a weird and sick thing to think, much less put on paper.

I gave the car the walk-around inspection as I was unloading at the house. They didn't key my car or vandalize it. Cold comfort. We are surrounded by some utterly crazy sons of bitches. Over-medicated, under-educated. I fear for my little girls and this world they're inheriting.

I don't know what the point of this post was except to say be wary of them. Some of them are mentally balanced on the edge of a knife.

[whathehell]

1. Scary.

Can I ask in what part of the country you live?

[reflection]

6. Tennessee.

It's hard being a liberal here for sure.

[whathehell]

35. Yes...

I bet it is. I live in the blue state of Illinois, but the further removed from the city one gets -- in this case, Chicago -- the

more conservative the area gets. That being said, I imagine that even our rural areas are not as "conservative" as a red state like Tennessee, although I could be wrong on that.

Is that your state of origin, or did you (and your family/spouse) move there for a job or something?

[MsPithy]

36. I think you should carry large baggies in your car and

make a big show out of touching the note (if you ever get another) only on the corner, and slipping it into the baggie, like you are saving it for finger print or DNA evidence.

Make them worry, for a change. And, make them think twice about escalating the threat.

[reflection]

48. Now that is a very good idea. Thanks! n/t

[Voice for Peace]

2. no vandalism, just a polite note? Zombies for Romney?

fyi in case it happens again: fake laughs are easy to spot,
a sign that their terror is working.

So you might start growling and hopping around, something
unexpected like that. I don't think you need to be worried
but you are right, there are crazy people, and people get
randomly killed, and not-randomly killed, and nobody knows
when random will strike. But I don't think we need to be
afraid of zombie tea partiers.

edit: my car was egged recently. I don't have any bumper
stickers. If I had an Obama sticker, I'd have assumed there
was a connection. But there are many assholes out there
who just like to leave zombie notes and throw eggs at
people's cars because it gives them a thrill.

[ZombieHorde]

16. Not all zombies are for Romney. nt

[Voice for Peace]

17. that's a relief

at least we can count on you and the horde.. maybe
some zombie-to-zombie combat?

[hobbit709]

3. I'd respond with a sign on my truck

"Come and get it, if you can"

[JustAnotherGen]

4. Ugh

I'm just getting back from two weeks in Italy (husband is from there) visiting his family in Calabria and then a few days in Rome. The positive energy I experienced in conversations with Italian citizens regarding this administration gave me such a GREAT and positive feeling.

Then to read this - and have it fade away . . . this is why my very progressive yet extremely protective husband does not want Obama/Biden stickers on my car this year. He thinks 'they' - the 'others' are going to get super sick and twisted this time around.

[Springg]

56. Regarding Obama stickers...

I have not put an Obama sticker on my car this year...although I had one on my car in 2008. Too many right wing crazies now...I don't want to come out and find my tires slashed or worse.... I see very few cars sporting bumper stickers for either candidate.

[liberalmuse]

5. That is a pretty sick and disgusting note.

I can't imagine the warped mind that would write such a thing. That person must have a lot of hate, but he/she isn't the only one. It's something that is bothering me. When our President is re-elected, some of these people are going to remove the pleasant masks they have pasted on their faces and become downright ugly.

[reflection]

7. Yes, the hate is barely contained under a thin veneer.

If they are freaking out this bad near the end of a first term, what will a second defeat do to these people?

[angry citizen]

31. Hate:

Unfortunately, many people tune into "hate radio" to be told how to think, and the message is quite clear. If you do not think like me, you are my enemy. When someone walks into a church with a gun, he is not shooting peaceful reverent people, he is shooting the enemy.

[Blue_Tires]

10. poor taste, but it could have just been some prank from a kid

[get the red out]

8. Extremism and fear

We aren't a two party system in a democracy, we are one political party against extremism, fear, and insane rage.

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. Sure it didn't come from this guy?

Joke aside it does sound creepy.

[NYC_SKP]

11. It may have had nothing at all to do with you or your bumper sticker.

And it doesn't sound consistent with baggers.

Actually, the "eat the rich" meme belongs to the 99%

I can't imaging them wanting to eat libruls...

[reflection]

12. "well (sic) remember who voted for him"

of course it had to do with the bumper sticker.

If you were being sarcastic, sorry, I'm still swilling coffee and trying to wake up. The humor part of my brain is always the last part that lights up in the morning.

[NYC_SKP]

14. Ah, yes, coffee....

I missed that part.

Younger Ron Paul meth heads?

Hopefully they'll never be near you or yours again.

[ashling]

13. Voldemort

sounds like a message a death eater would leave for the Weasleys in Harry Potter

[Dash87]

15. Maybe it was a hungry zombie?

[Amaril]

18. Being a smartass from way back...........

.....I would be tempted to turn that into a bumper sticker.

[Care Acutely]

19. Grocery stores have security cameras. why didn't you call the police?

Take ALL threats seriously.

[reflection]

22. If it had been a threat like

"I will kill you" or something I could point to as an imminent/immediate threat, then yes, I would have.

But a note saying basically, when the shit goes down, you liberals will be the first ones to get killed... I've got $150 bucks worth of groceries I'm not going to let spoil so I can let a cop jot it down on the back of his hand an hour later when he shows up.

[Care Acutely]

60. It was a threat

It implied that you and your family will be killed.

What if this person is now obsessed with you and knows where you live? Security camera footage may have been a valuable clue to avert very real, malicious mischief.

[genxlib]

20. In fairness

In fairness, when the zombies come they would naturally go after the people who actually have brains.

[Generic Other]

21. I guess your post answers this posts question

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021230450

[riderinthestorm]

23. I'm not so sure I could have pulled off the fake laughter after reading that!

Scary is right....

Take care out there.

[BlueNinja]

24. This is the reason why I don't have any politically identifiable swag around....

I live in Florida and while Allen West isn't my congressman, mine still is a republican. I don't feel comfortable displaying my political affiliation here in the least in avoidance of precisely the experience you've described. Most of the placards around town are for republican candidates, and with the itchy trigger fingers that abound lately I'm just apprehensive to "come out" so-to-speak. I'm sorry that the ugly side of human had to display itself in such a way to you. Do be careful.

[liberal_at_heart]

26. The very same day I put my bumper stickers on

We had somebody walking through our yard at like 4 in the morning. My husband called 911.

[liberal_at_heart]

25. Why do you think some dems have finally embraced gun ownership

If none of us own guns and all of the militia crazies do, then one day what that guy wrote on that piece of paper will come true.

[reflection]

38. I think this is the part that bothers me.

I don't own a gun. I don't have the temperament for it. I anger easily, I think I would freeze at the moment required to use one, and I tend to sleep very heavy, which would make me very groggy were someone to break in. I wish I were the sort of person who felt comfortable using a gun, but I'm just not, so I try to stay in shape and be smart about what I do and where I go. But I have no illusions that I would be a match for someone who was armed. We've talked about it as a family and we're all in agreement that we're just going to have to take our chances as an non-gun-owning group and try to minimize risk whenever possible. But yeah, if the proverbial shit hits the fan, I think I would regret my decision. I don't know if this makes sense or not, I hope it does.

[randome]

43. It does make sense. Sometimes there are no easy solutions so you simply pick one of the options.

[liberal_at_heart]

59. absolutely it does

I'm a buddhist so I I believe in non violent resistance, but I am also a mother and I have to say it would be awfully hard for me to just sit and watch my children be hurt. I honestly don't know what I would do. We do own a gun because my husband has no doubt about what he would do. He would shoot. When my daughter was an infant, she and I were home alone. I was in the very back room cleaning. I heard a noise and came out into the living room. There were two men in my living room stealing one our Christmas presents from under the tree. They did not expect anyone to be home so they fled. I called the cops and grabbed a knife from the kitchen in case they came back. I don't know if I would have used it or not. I suppose if they had tried to go into my daughter's room I very well might have. It was then that my husband made sure we had a gun in the house. It's hard to reconcile being a buddhist and a mother. As a mother I want things for my children. As a buddhist I know wanting things leads to disappointment. It's a difficult balance.

[Kalidurga]

27. Watch out the Rombie attack is coming...

First they steal your pension, then they eat your brain...Sorry, that is awful. I don't know what I would have done. I might have been very angry or I might have laughed for real, depends on my mood. I don't think these people can possibly be serious. Do they really think that getting rid of the safety net will make the world a better place? Do they really think when people have absolutely nothing that they won't turn to criminal activity? They better hope that Romney doesn't win. He will make Reagan look compassionate.

[BlueNinja]

30. I think that we need to be careful with people like this,

... with rhetoric like this. When you have many people saying that the country is as polarized as it was around the time of the Civil War, we really need to take these things seriously. I can feel it. There are a lot of people itching for a fight. I don't know what the answer is as far as what is to be done, but to just shrug it off and never think of it again would be a mistake I think. I just don't know what the answer is, and I really don't know where we're headed. This is the kind of shit that makes me want to throw up.

[Kalidurga]

46. I know you are right.

But, I grew up in a very bad place. The fighting was constant and frequently physical. So, it is very difficult for me to take people like this seriously. If anyone of these yahoos tried to start a fight, I am afraid that unless they had some kind of weapon my "training" would kick in. That's just how it is. But, I really do find these asshats to be amusing. Lets hope it stays that way because when I am not amused, things can get ugly.

[Mojorabbit]

53. I agree. nt

[ck4829]

28. What? Romney, the rich people having more money, and Fox News isn't going to save you?

Someone is straying from the Republican doctrine.

[cate94]

29. sorry

that you came so close to a completely crazy asswipe.

[Marymarg]

32. Sign of the times (sigh)

I can't help but be saddened by this. Instead of really laughing it off as a little good-natured joshing, one's immediate reaction in this political climate is to feel threatened. This, unfortunately, highlights the extremism that is taking joy out of life and making us all paranoid and suspicious. I am no exception and it makes me long for the way things used to be or the way I think things used to be.

[RedSpartan]

33. Note the assumption in the message that Obama will be re-elected.

Even Zombies have brains enough to see it coming.

[TahitiNut]

34. Obviously from the GOP's Dahmer Brigade.

They're Xtian Fundamentalists with an appetite for human flesh not sated by Holey Communion.

[Salviati]

37. Who will be eaten first?

http://rubbersuitstudios.com/ptcct.htm

[reflection]

39. Oh man, this made me laugh so loud.

Thank you for sharing that.

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

61. I just see a small blue square with a quaestion mark in it. 16 on the page...

Is it my Mac? Is it some application I don't have? Some pictures folks send in emails are just question mark boxes too.

[Odin2005]

40. Hanibal Lector/Zombie Reagan 2012!!!

[Ship of Fools]

41. Sorry about this! I shared this a while back,

but I'll repeat it:

I had a du bumpersticker on my car. I turned onto a road that starts at 30 mph and moves to 50 after about
1/2 mile. A very nice pickup truck turned right after me, and in the 30 mph zone he got on my bumper. I saw
him do this, and kind of ignored it for a few seconds, maintaining 30 mph. Then he went from my bumper to
halfway inside my g-damned car. Kid you not--he was 1/4 inch away from me. I made a split-second decision
that getting tapped at 30 mph with my seatbelt on wouldn't kill me, but it would give that fuckhead a general
message--if you fuck with people, they might fuck with you back. Besides, my car was worth less than his
deductible, and he knew it.

He backed WAAAAAY off.

This is Kansas, btw, and it sucks. I've since removed all bumperstickers (my car was keyed with an Obama
sticker on it in 2008, but my learning curve is pretty damned long...)

[reflection]

44. You let him hit you?

You've got some moxie, my friend.

[Ship of Fools]

45. I tapped my brakes quickly, and he caught it JUST in time.

I was willing to let him do so. Would have pressed charges AND sued his ass off!! Heh.

[Javaman]

42. all they have is a note on the windshield. they live in fear and fear they employ

because they hate that we don't live in fear.

just another nut with nothing better to do with their time. I wouldn't worry too much.

I've gotten tons of hate notes on my windshield and I'm still here.

[MicaelS]

47. Things like this are why..

I have no bumper stickers of any kind on my car. That and the fact I don't want to mess up my paint.

[RebelOne]

49. I live in a very red county in North Georgia.

During the 2008 election, I had an Obama/Biden sticker on my car and a cop car followed me all the way to my house. I was dong nothing to break the law, so I think he was trying to intimidate me. I have an Obama/Biden 2012 sticker but I am afraid to put it on the car now.

[Cass]

50. That would freak me out. What an odd threat - you will be the first ones eaten. Creepy.

There are some very sick people out there which is why I don't put bumper stickers on anymore. You just never know. A friend had her tire slashed and she believes it was because she had a "take back our country - vote democratic" sticker on her car back during Junior's reign.

I'm sorry this happened to you, reflection.

[Zoeisright]

51. Just more projection from a creepy, impotent little repuke.

[Ezlivin]

52. "We will eat you after we eat your children."

Your quote reminded me of a classic scene in "True Blood" with the character Russell Edgington.

Does that help you decide America? Do not turn off the camera! You've seen how quickly I can kill. Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Russell Edgington and I have been a vampire for nearly three-thousand years. Now, the American Vampire League wishes to perpetuate the idea that we are just like you. I suppose in a few small ways we are. We're narcissists. We care only about getting what we want no matter what the cost just like you. Global warming, perpetual war, toxic waste, child labor, torture, genocide, That's a small price to pay for your SUVs and your flat screen TVs, your blood diamonds, your designer jeans, your absurd garish McMansions! Futile symbols of pertanence to quell your quivering, spineless souls. But no, in the end we are nothing like you. We are immortal. Because we drink the true blood. Blood that is living, organic and human. And that is the truce the AVL wishes to conceal from you because let's face it eating people is a tough sale these days so they put on their friendly faces to pass their beloved VRA but make no mistake. Mine is the true face of vampire! Why would we seek equal rights? You are not our equals. We will eat you after we eat your children. Now time for the weather. Tiffany?

[Initech]

54. If I got that message my first thought would be "great, more zombies".

[Lex]

55. I'm starting to think many Republicans are having "gas chambers" fantasies about

Democrats from the way they sound. Even Sununu was calling Democrats "vermin" (and of course you exterminate vermin).

[undergroundpanther]

57. About the note

Op wrote:
<I gave the car the walk-around inspection as I was unloading at the house. They didn't key my car or vandalize it. Cold comfort. We are surrounded by some utterly crazy sons of bitches. Over-medicated, under-educated. I fear for my little girls and this world they're inheriting.

I don't know what the point of this post was except to say be wary of them. Some of them are mentally balanced on the edge of a knife>

These are Not crazy,over medicated or in danger of mental illness.Mentally ill people have functional souls and are as a population less likely to harm than 'normal people'.People with mental illness and psychiatric injury face a hellova lot of bigotry and ignorance from the 'normal people'.


There are two explanations I can see..,He was an asshole POS still-revved up on republican bully fest in Tampa.A sociopath loving the fantasy of murdering libruls,a fascist..

Or it was some silly teen using a line from the Chthulu mythos for giggles N shits.Might have been dared to do it.
http://www.librarything.com/topic/61539.

[AsahinaKimi]

58. I thought we all would

Be eaten during the Zombie Apocalypse!