Dead assholes

[gredinger]

What's your opinions on mourning assholes who die?

Yall a bunch of grave dancers or more "respect the dead" type people?

Edit: I just realized the topic title could be fairly misleading... but it's a pretty valid question given Limbaugh's recent passing.

[Rruchi man]

What's your opinions on mourning assholes who die?

I don't know what exactly you mean by "assholes", but it is normal culture to respect the dead. It is not a must to mourn someone's passing, but you must try as much to not speak ill of them, and disrespect those who are mourning them.

We are all villains in someone's story, that is to say those that you might say are evil are actually the good in someone's story, and to those persons, the so called "Dead Assholes"  deserve a proper mourning.

[gredinger]

I don't know what exactly you mean by "assholes", but it is normal culture to respect the dead.

There's small minority who see Adolf Hitler as a "hero" in his story. These individuals shouldn't restrict other's ability to speak negatively about him after his death, in my opinion.

[Gyfts]

Depends on who you think is an asshole. I don't really celebrate anyone's death, but there is a sense of "rest in piss" that I think when we are talking about dictators, terrorists, ect.

Now, if you're talking about people you disagree with, then that's a different story. As you mentioned -- the death of Rush Limbaugh. For some *odd* reason, there seemed to be a celebratory tone across many liberals when the man with lung cancer passed away gracefully. I thought it was very petty and you should at least show some respect even if you didn't like the person.

[gredinger]

show some respect even if you didn't like the person.

Respect is earned; not given.


https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rush-limbaugh-mock-aids-gays/

Overall, he did say he regretted those statements, but that seems primarily due to people constantly calling him out on it rather than an actual apology.

[suchmoon]

There's small minority who see Adolf Hitler as a "hero" in his story. These individuals shouldn't restrict other's ability to speak negatively about him after his death, in my opinion.

I think any reasonable mourning period has long passed for Hitler, Stalin, et al. However attacking recently deceased immediately after their death is just not cool. Regardless of what you think of them, assholes have families too. Let them grieve in peace.

[gredinger]

I think any reasonable mourning period has long passed for Hitler, Stalin, et al. However attacking recently deceased immediately after their death is just not cool. Regardless of what you think of them, assholes have families too. Let them grieve in peace.

How long is long enough? If I remember my history classes correctly, on VE day, Americans held many, many celebrations.

Actually, we could probably pull up some radio news from around that time to see how they covered the story in particular thanks the internet archive.

[suchmoon]

I think any reasonable mourning period has long passed for Hitler, Stalin, et al. However attacking recently deceased immediately after their death is just not cool. Regardless of what you think of them, assholes have families too. Let them grieve in peace.

How long is long enough? If I remember my history classes correctly, on VE day, Americans held many, many celebrations.

Actually, we could probably pull up some radio news from around that time to see how they covered the story in particular thanks the internet archive.

So that makes it better then? Not sure what's your point here really. Rush Limbaugh is not Hitler. Someone cheering the death of someone... it's just tasteless for no reason. If they didn't get enough of criticizing the person when they were alive, what good is it going to do now. Feeling superior because the person can't respond anymore?

[gredinger]

Feeling superior because the person can't respond anymore?

Countering the narrative that he lived a "dignified" life.

[suchmoon]

Feeling superior because the person can't respond anymore?

Countering the narrative that he lived a "dignified" life.

Obligatory xkcd:

[sirazimuth]

This thread reminds me of an old vid of the late Christopher Hitchens showing "respect"
to the (then) recently deceased, to wit,
an interview on Hannity+Colms right after Jerry asshole Falwell died.
Right at the end of the vid..

https://youtu.be/doKkOSMaTk4?t=581

if you gave Falwell an enema, he could be buried in a matchbox.

phukking brilliant...

[t00nces22]

It would seem the "compassionate Left" has a complete lack of compassion.

[philipma1957]

There's small minority who see Adolf Hitler as a "hero" in his story. These individuals shouldn't restrict other's ability to speak negatively about him after his death, in my opinion.

I think any reasonable mourning period has long passed for Hitler, Stalin, et al. However attacking recently deceased immediately after their death is just not cool. Regardless of what you think of them, assholes have families too. Let them grieve in peace.

I disagree not in particular about

RusH L
Donald Trump
Tiger Woods
Aoc

but lets face the truth.

Many lefties would jump for joy
for Rush dying
or Trump dying

Many righties would be filled with glee If AOC kicks the bucket.

Many women that have caught a  disease from  cheating husbands are laughing at Tiger.

I would bet that all of the above is true. Human nature is not going to change.

Lets pick a favorite and root for them to get hurt or die.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NLV24qTnlg

both the left and right would be able to relate to the song above.

[suchmoon]

Many lefties would jump for joy
for Rush dying
or Trump dying

Many righties would be filled with glee If AOC kicks the bucket.

Well, if you look at it this way, it's a self-fulfilling prophecy. "Lefties" can talk shit about Limbaugh's death because they think "righties" would do the same if AOC passed away and vice versa. Still that's wrong all the same.

Not talking about vile dictators or other people who may have conceivably deserved to die for their crimes, death is the end of any grievances one might have had with the deceased and if I malign a dead person - I'm the asshole, not the dead person. Even from a purely practical standpoint, it makes no sense to expend any energy to fight a dead "enemy".

But yeah I know people who genuinely seem to want Trump to croak while at the same time claiming some moral high ground over him... go figure.

[sirazimuth]

Well, if/when some asshole I know of dies, I can offer my thoughts and prayers I suppose....

(This post will go whoosh for most folks)

[gredinger]

I can offer my thoughts and prayers I suppose....

Hey, that only works for gun violence.

[Obito]

I think any reasonable mourning period has long passed for Hitler, Stalin, et al. However attacking recently deceased immediately after their death is just not cool. Regardless of what you think of them, assholes have families too. Let them grieve in peace.

Any person that is mourning the death of this people as of this moment are either trolling or they are Nazi sympathizers for Hitler and Genocide Lover for Stalin. I do agree with you about respecting the dead, the loved ones of the persons responsible for a horrendous crime is to be respected unless they participated in it.

[suchmoon]

Well, if/when some asshole I know of dies, I can offer my thoughts and prayers I suppose....

Exactly... you don't need to say what those thoughts are

[squatz1]

Many lefties would jump for joy
for Rush dying
or Trump dying

Many righties would be filled with glee If AOC kicks the bucket.

Well, if you look at it this way, it's a self-fulfilling prophecy. "Lefties" can talk shit about Limbaugh's death because they think "righties" would do the same if AOC passed away and vice versa. Still that's wrong all the same.

Not talking about vile dictators or other people who may have conceivably deserved to die for their crimes, death is the end of any grievances one might have had with the deceased and if I malign a dead person - I'm the asshole, not the dead person. Even from a purely practical standpoint, it makes no sense to expend any energy to fight a dead "enemy".

But yeah I know people who genuinely seem to want Trump to croak while at the same time claiming some moral high ground over him... go figure.

LOL, I’ve seen tons of this on social media and even with friends of mine.

They’ll be like oh my god thank the lord Rush died he was such a horrible person. But once someone their side dies, they act as if all is well. I was going to use RBG as my example of someone else dying, though you really can’t compare Rush (conservative personality) and RBG (liberal sc justice)

I don’t think as many people would be able to get away with saying ‘thank god’ when AOC dies, or Obama, or Biden, or whatever compared to when to when Trump dies.

I’ll never understand the line of thought, but that’s just how some people operate.

[BevNation]

The story always becomes different when you weren't at the receiving end, everything becomes terrible to you. If you look at the big picture, you'll find out its just about view points which is distinctively different from the rest of the public. So, if only cheering over a copes is the best you could do, then, you just helped your muscles to relax and nothing more. The dead isn't offended with your response to them being diseased.