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What might that be?
by smcl 6y ago
What might that be?
- gadders 6y agoVindictive, with an adolescent desire to shock and offend?
- monkey_monkey 6y agoOr perhaps mature and non-sycophantic to a man who mostly lived a life of privilege. Also, it's interesting that it's you that is casting personal aspersions...
- smcl 6y agoNot having any strong feelings about the birth, life or death of the royals is an extremely mild sentiment that is shared by millions in the UK and billions across the globe. If you find it shocking, offensive or vindictive then I don't think the internet is the place for you.
- gadders 6y agoIt's the urge to blurt it out to be controversial that is what I find childish.
- monkey_monkey 6y agoActually it's you being emotional and childish. Calm down, dear.
- gadders 6y agoHardly.
- smcl 6y agoThe original commenter is an Indian who would have more reason than most to despise the Royal family and, frankly, the UK in general. Yet they showed genuine compassion and goodwill towards Philip. This was surprising and I thought it interesting to share that as a Brit I have nearly no feelings at all (other than my general dislike of the monarchy). This is a forum, we interact and share our opinions through these comments and what I said was pretty uncontroversial. If you are bothered by his passing then fine, I'm sorry for your loss. But maybe trying to pick fights on HN is not the most productive way to grieve.
- gadders 6y agoTrying to be edgy by talking ill of the dead isn't either.