Timothy Mcveeigh's Persuasive Speech
McVeigh dropped out of college and joined the army when he was 18 years old. He felt that the government had no reason to kill several people at Waco or Ruby Ridge. This is when he decided to take care of the situation himself, and decided to blow up a building and murder countless people. He believed that people learn traits from the government and he felt that the government were not higher up that the people of the United States. It's an "equal" country, so shouldn't everyone be "equal?" I agree with his rational for this, but his actions definitely spoke louder than his words.
Timothy McVeigh blew up the Municipal building on April 19th 1995. America had started to finally settle down from the Waco incident which happened just two years prior. On this tragic day, Timothy McVeigh killed 168 men, women, and children, who were mostly government workers. This would be the end for McVeigh, as he declared he was the sole bomber in this case. It's said to be the …show more content…
greatest massacre of Americans by an American since that of the federal government deciding to take out the compound of a Seventh - day Adventist cult.
McVeigh apparently picked April 19th for the bombing because it was the anniversary day of that of Waco. He said it was retaliation. Timothy McVeigh was only one man, who inflicted his evil plan on 168 people that day. He ended so many innocent lives for the pure fact of being immoral. McVeigh stated he did not have any enemies. He goes on to strike with retribution against the government due to the events leading up to and causing the Waco and Ruby Ridge incidents. Because of these two incidents, it became the symbol of federal domination and murder. McVeigh went to war alone, and ended up killing more innocent by standers than the Feds executed at Waco. McVeigh had to of known what he was doing when he blew up that building in Oklahoma City, he knew the government was there, and he hated them. This act of violence was driven from pure hatred.
McVeigh remained silent throughout his trail. When they sentenced McVeigh for the death penalty, the court had asked him if he would like to say anything. He in fact did, he went on to say, "I wish to use the words of Justice Brandeis dissenting in Olmstead to speak for me. He wrote our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or ill, it teaches the whole people by its example.'" And that was the end of Timothy McVeigh as we know it. Timothy McVeigh believed that the Branch Davidian compound originated in the Murrah building and that was his whole intentions to destroy the building. He also had a love for guns, bombs, and anything that did great damage. He liked the idea of being in power. I believe Timothy McVeigh would be considered a "Joker" from what we have discussed in class, because he had some rationality behind his thought process.
He went on to express these feelings with others, but no one understood him. It makes me wonder, if someone had known or believed in the same thing he did, maybe together, they could have come up with a different solution. Possibly come up with different scenario then to kill several innocent people. McVeigh was fighting for beliefs only he believed in, also a Joker like characteristic. He also symbolized his theories with Star Wars. He used a metaphor such as that government buildings were like Death Stars, and were apart of an "Evil Empire," which he got from Star Wars. In reality, if McVeigh told more people about his ideas, and go a little more in depth with those ideas in a rational manner, several people would still be alive and a building would still be standing. Timothy McVeigh was a smart person, just needed to develop his thoughts
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McVeigh used the massive slaughter technique, a type of terrorism we discussed in class. He killed a lot of people that day but he felt no remorse. McVeigh apparently felt a little bad for the children but as far as the adults go, none. They worked for the government, that was his mission, and mission accomplished. Again, Jokers do not feel remorse because they are that of a higher cause. It's crazy to read this book, and relate what we learn about in class and apply it to an actual terrorist attack. No doubt McVeigh fits the qualities of a "Joker" but he also appears to have some other traits too. It's so hard to categorize an individual such as Timothy McVeigh. This was a tragic end to something that could have been resolved in a better way.
Timothy McVeigh blew up the Municipal building on April 19th 1995. America had started to finally settle down from the Waco incident which happened just two years prior. On this tragic day, Timothy McVeigh killed 168 men, women, and children, who were mostly government workers. This would be the end for McVeigh, as he declared he was the sole bomber in this case. It's said to be the …show more content…
greatest massacre of Americans by an American since that of the federal government deciding to take out the compound of a Seventh - day Adventist cult.
McVeigh apparently picked April 19th for the bombing because it was the anniversary day of that of Waco. He said it was retaliation. Timothy McVeigh was only one man, who inflicted his evil plan on 168 people that day. He ended so many innocent lives for the pure fact of being immoral. McVeigh stated he did not have any enemies. He goes on to strike with retribution against the government due to the events leading up to and causing the Waco and Ruby Ridge incidents. Because of these two incidents, it became the symbol of federal domination and murder. McVeigh went to war alone, and ended up killing more innocent by standers than the Feds executed at Waco. McVeigh had to of known what he was doing when he blew up that building in Oklahoma City, he knew the government was there, and he hated them. This act of violence was driven from pure hatred.
McVeigh remained silent throughout his trail. When they sentenced McVeigh for the death penalty, the court had asked him if he would like to say anything. He in fact did, he went on to say, "I wish to use the words of Justice Brandeis dissenting in Olmstead to speak for me. He wrote our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or ill, it teaches the whole people by its example.'" And that was the end of Timothy McVeigh as we know it. Timothy McVeigh believed that the Branch Davidian compound originated in the Murrah building and that was his whole intentions to destroy the building. He also had a love for guns, bombs, and anything that did great damage. He liked the idea of being in power. I believe Timothy McVeigh would be considered a "Joker" from what we have discussed in class, because he had some rationality behind his thought process.
He went on to express these feelings with others, but no one understood him. It makes me wonder, if someone had known or believed in the same thing he did, maybe together, they could have come up with a different solution. Possibly come up with different scenario then to kill several innocent people. McVeigh was fighting for beliefs only he believed in, also a Joker like characteristic. He also symbolized his theories with Star Wars. He used a metaphor such as that government buildings were like Death Stars, and were apart of an "Evil Empire," which he got from Star Wars. In reality, if McVeigh told more people about his ideas, and go a little more in depth with those ideas in a rational manner, several people would still be alive and a building would still be standing. Timothy McVeigh was a smart person, just needed to develop his thoughts
more.
McVeigh used the massive slaughter technique, a type of terrorism we discussed in class. He killed a lot of people that day but he felt no remorse. McVeigh apparently felt a little bad for the children but as far as the adults go, none. They worked for the government, that was his mission, and mission accomplished. Again, Jokers do not feel remorse because they are that of a higher cause. It's crazy to read this book, and relate what we learn about in class and apply it to an actual terrorist attack. No doubt McVeigh fits the qualities of a "Joker" but he also appears to have some other traits too. It's so hard to categorize an individual such as Timothy McVeigh. This was a tragic end to something that could have been resolved in a better way.