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That belongs in the history books, Wikipedia pages, and retrospectives of one's life. History will not repeat itself because you didn't properly and fully disp

That belongs in the history books, Wikipedia pages, and retrospectives of one's life. History will not repeat itself because you didn't properly and fully disparage a person beneath the news of their passing in a little-known internet news forum.

marricks 5y ago
Would love to hear a why.
macinjosh 5y ago
I'll read a hagiographical obit on colon powel and his ilk as soon as the NYT and CNN start publishing individual obits and special coverage of every single innocent child they killed in the middle east. otherwise i don't care about murderous trash like him, like at all.
- lowkey_ 5y ago
  That's exactly the point, putting aside your vitriol! If you don't care, then just don't open the thread or comment on it. Start another thread sometime based on the events you actually want everyone to discuss. Nobody is gaining anything from reading it, and many of us value life, and respect death, to a different degree.
  - Frondo 5y ago
    It is without vitriol that I can note that Colin Powell had a long and respected career that started with covering up a US military massacre of civilians and ended acting as the mouthpiece for an unjust war in which many more civilians died. He lent an even-toned dignity to horrible injustices and held an esteemed position in the US power structures that led to many innocent lives being ended prematurely. I have no first-hand experience but I'm sure he was also a family man, and he always seemed like a warm and personable individual in interviews, and proud of what he helped the US military do to people overseas. Is this dispassionate and even-handed enough for you?
  - tomjen3 5y ago
    >If you don't care, then just don't open the thread or comment on it We disagree with your stance, which you seem unable to deal with. That is your problem, we will not go away.
  - macinjosh 5y ago
    If you don't have vitriol for innocent fellow humans being slaughtered with your tax dollars I don't know what to say. I guess, I am sorry you value human life less than I do.
- gus_massa 5y ago
  [You have a typo in the name.]
  - Kafkish 5y ago
    That, I think, is intentional.

marricks 5y ago

Would love to hear a why.

macinjosh 5y ago

I'll read a hagiographical obit on colon powel and his ilk as soon as the NYT and CNN start publishing individual obits and special coverage of every single innocent child they killed in the middle east. otherwise i don't care about murderous trash like him, like at all.

lowkey_ 5y ago
That's exactly the point, putting aside your vitriol! If you don't care, then just don't open the thread or comment on it. Start another thread sometime based on the events you actually want everyone to discuss. Nobody is gaining anything from reading it, and many of us value life, and respect death, to a different degree.
- Frondo 5y ago
  It is without vitriol that I can note that Colin Powell had a long and respected career that started with covering up a US military massacre of civilians and ended acting as the mouthpiece for an unjust war in which many more civilians died. He lent an even-toned dignity to horrible injustices and held an esteemed position in the US power structures that led to many innocent lives being ended prematurely. I have no first-hand experience but I'm sure he was also a family man, and he always seemed like a warm and personable individual in interviews, and proud of what he helped the US military do to people overseas. Is this dispassionate and even-handed enough for you?
- tomjen3 5y ago
  >If you don't care, then just don't open the thread or comment on it We disagree with your stance, which you seem unable to deal with. That is your problem, we will not go away.
- macinjosh 5y ago
  If you don't have vitriol for innocent fellow humans being slaughtered with your tax dollars I don't know what to say. I guess, I am sorry you value human life less than I do.
gus_massa 5y ago
[You have a typo in the name.]
- Kafkish 5y ago
  That, I think, is intentional.