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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNO one "deserves respect". We all do, however, deserve to be treated respectfully.
NO one "deserves respect". We all do, however, deserve to be treated respectfully.
Nancy Reagan's funeral led me to this post, but it applies universally in real life and internet land and politics as well as about funerals.
There is a huge difference between the 2 concepts.
(Posted in GDP earlier in error)
CaliforniaPeggy
(151,565 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)Major Nikon
(36,883 posts)or Hitler
or Kim Jong-Il
or Saddam Hussein
or Pol Pot
or Mao Zedong
Must we only point out the good aspects of these people out of respect for the dead?
uppityperson
(115,748 posts)Respecting someone depends on the other person's actions.
Treating them respectfully is dependent on me, my actions.
So yes. I'd be respectful if on a jury sentencing him to prison for life with the seizure of all his assets.
Major Nikon
(36,883 posts)I have no desire to piss on the Reagans' graves, but neither do I desire to wax nostalgically on how great they were as human beings because they just weren't.
uppityperson
(115,748 posts)Everyone dies. Simply dying does not absolve anyone of their actions while alive.
Major Nikon
(36,883 posts)However, I just don't believe respect means when someone dies you can only bring up the good stuff about them. I don't think your posts imply that it does, but others seem to believe that.
Dead people don't care about respect because they are dead. There should be some level of respect for those who remain, but I don't think this includes painting a picture of the deceased that just isn't accurate.
Rex
(65,616 posts)I guess you can feel that way about Hitler and Genghis Khan as well, but I don't share that opinion. Nancy was a POS like her husband and I will never give them another thought until someone brings up the name. They can rot in Hell if there is one along with Scalia.
steve2470
(37,461 posts)Those who exhibit monstrous behavior cause me to question that stance.