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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy I don't grave dance...
After the passing of RBG... I saw the interwebz littered with knuckle dragging troglodytes talking trash about her...
A really good hearted and kind woman who served her country loyally...
If partisanship can make people so... inhuman...
I'll pass.
FalloutShelter
(11,870 posts)Bad karma.
TheProle
(2,179 posts)Hekate
(90,714 posts)W_HAMILTON
(7,869 posts)And I'm sure you were right there calling them out for their cruel and inhumane comments -- I just know it!
dutch777
(3,023 posts)CrispyQ
(36,478 posts)I did a jig when Limbaugh bit it & I'll dance all night when Trump croaks.
Irish_Dem
(47,131 posts)Good and bad.
Kingofalldems
(38,459 posts)W_HAMILTON
(7,869 posts)And if he is referring to the fact that people are bringing up justified criticisms of Lieberman, I would point out that the OP is also a big fan of presenting both sides of things and encourages everyone to have a full and complete understanding of the facts.
And, yes, Liberman's kneecapping Obamacare, his promoting the dark-money group No Labels, etc. are all very much part of his legacy.
former9thward
(32,027 posts)No call outs.
W_HAMILTON
(7,869 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,459 posts)So again, don't understand the OP's concerns.
beaglelover
(3,486 posts)LeftInTX
(25,383 posts)The only reason I was happy was because Obama was gonna appoint a new justice...boy was I wrong
Why I don't grave dance:
I personally don't know the famous person who died
They're usually old and out of circulation at the time of their death, so my current outrage is directed at someone else...(Thomas, Thomas..Alito, Alito)
Raine
(30,540 posts)Autumn
(45,108 posts)of the big assholes died.
FHRRK
(482 posts)But there is a difference in pointing out why Joe L. wasnt a friend of Dems and grave dancing.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218815420
KT2000
(20,584 posts)Discussing what that is for a person who died is not grave dancing. In Lieberman's case we are all living with the consequences of his legacy and that is speaking the truth.
harumph
(1,902 posts)but I'll raise a glass in gratitude.
Happy Hoosier
(7,321 posts)Im dont generally wish men dead, but I do read some obituaries with delight.
No
Mark Twain did not say that.
twodogsbarking
(9,759 posts)catbyte
(34,404 posts)kinda creeps me out. I'm not a big believer in karma, but it does seem wrong. Except for that one, lol. 😉
ShazzieB
(16,426 posts)CCExile
(469 posts)U.S. National Dancehall to be constructed over his eventual grave would be wrong. I can see that. Still want it, tho'.
58Sunliner
(4,386 posts)Especially when they are pointing out, on a political website, the effects of the politics of the deceased. Nothing inhumane about that. He couldn't defend his actions alive, so death makes little difference. He was a real piece of work.
COL Mustard
(5,906 posts)It's less traveled, and the scenery is better.
Of course, there's one exception to that rule that I look forward to celebrating.
LisaM
(27,813 posts)I have very mixed feelings about Lieberman but I think he was a decent guy. Did he let me down? Yes, but that's about all I will say.
PortTack
(32,778 posts)getagrip_already
(14,764 posts)also no reason to sit shiva. I'm going about my day without regard one way or another.
surfered
(498 posts)Hitler, Limbaugh, Pol Pot, Tojo, and Im sure Im forgetting a few more
Silent Type
(2,910 posts)PatSeg
(47,504 posts)The world will be a better place once he is no longer in it.
That said, I don't like grave dancing as a rule. I find it tacky and uncivilized when people on the right do it and I don't want to be identified with such behavior.
LeftInTX
(25,383 posts)Now if he's running for president.......
LeftInTX
(25,383 posts)I will probably have dementia and won't remember who he was.
BlueKota
(1,745 posts)normal policy disagreements with. I may think their wrong headed and not like them, but if they don't wish me or others harm I wish them no serious ills either.
However if I had been alive when Hitler and Stalin were terrorizing their own citizens and the world, I refuse to feel guilty in admitting, I would have wished for and celebrated their demise. As I will celebrate those of any current or want to be dictators in the world, as their exit from this world would likely save the lives of countless others they victimize or plan to victimize.
dchill
(38,505 posts)It's a reasonable response to all the lauds and accolades for a guy whose biggest contribution to government was singlehandedly killing the public option part of the affordable care act that would have actually made it affordable! So, without dancing of any kind, fuck that guy.
Marcuse
(7,488 posts)markodochartaigh
(1,138 posts)I think that she might have had been pretty sure that McConnell would not permit a hearing on a Democratic supreme court nominee. At the time it would have seemed crazy, but in hind sight we can see that this unprecedented ploy is what he actually did. The supreme court justices are some of the most well-connected individuals in the country. I think that it is possible that she thought that McConnell could hold out for a few months, but since it looked like Hillary would win, either the Senate might be in Democratic hands or he couldn't hold out for four years.
FSogol
(45,490 posts)Straw man much?
edisdead
(1,932 posts)Or maybe grave spitting?
Look, there is a universe of difference between RBG and these people. Lieberman was a prick that was trying to actually help sell out democracy. Fuck him. The only way I wouldnt piss on his grave is if I was dehydrated.
GoodRaisin
(8,924 posts)Earth-shine
(4,044 posts)betsuni
(25,544 posts)Some people deserve it.