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Sorry, but it is never good news when a person dies, not matter how much we try to dehumanize him. edit: it doesn't mean I liked or supported him at all.

ryanglasgow 14y ago
If the world is a better place when someone passes, it should be considered it good news. Death shouldn't be viewed as an absolute negative.
mehrzad 14y ago
I hear people make this claim. How does it make sense? A negative times a negative makes a positive. An evil person dying is a good thing. The only thing worth debate is if the person is evil or not.
atsaloli 14y ago
Stalin was having dinner with the party elite one night. Suddenly he clutches his chest, grunts, and collapses on the table. Everybody is quiet. A minute goes by. One of the men then yells out, "Yes! He is dead!" Stalin slowly gets up from the table, points at the man and says, "No, comrade, but YOU ARE."
InclinedPlane 14y ago
Stalin died 60 years ago today. Do you care to revise your sentiment?
- joseflavio 14y ago
  No, I wouldn't agree on killing him when Stalin was a child, this would be just to be utilitarian.
RobAtticus 14y ago
I mean, I hate to jump right to it, but was Hitler's death not good news? Surely there are people whose negative impact on humanity outweighs their positive impact. (I'm not taking a stand on Chavez specifically, I just disagree with the absoluteness of your statement.)
- joseflavio 14y ago
  Honestly I don't know if it was good news. But I think it is somehow disgusting to celebrate someones death... I think that Hitler believed it was a better world with less of the kind of people he didnt like. I think that if you don't like/agree with someones political views you should not celebrate someones death... I am sure that this person had a family or friends and so, they had real people that suffered with their death... just this.
joseflavio 14y ago
It is scary that people down vote this comment. It is very sad to realize that people think they are the right person to evaluate if someone is bad or if it is good. This kind of of black or white thinking is something I didn't expect here on HN. I would really recommend some people to read some Fyodor Dostoyevsky novels... before getting into politics here. I would sincerely recommend: Humiliated and Insulted, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humiliated_and_Insulted http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humiliated_and_Insulted

ryanglasgow 14y ago

If the world is a better place when someone passes, it should be considered it good news. Death shouldn't be viewed as an absolute negative.

mehrzad 14y ago

I hear people make this claim. How does it make sense? A negative times a negative makes a positive. An evil person dying is a good thing. The only thing worth debate is if the person is evil or not.

atsaloli 14y ago

Stalin was having dinner with the party elite one night. Suddenly he clutches his chest, grunts, and collapses on the table. Everybody is quiet. A minute goes by. One of the men then yells out, "Yes! He is dead!" Stalin slowly gets up from the table, points at the man and says, "No, comrade, but YOU ARE."

InclinedPlane 14y ago

Stalin died 60 years ago today. Do you care to revise your sentiment?

joseflavio 14y ago
No, I wouldn't agree on killing him when Stalin was a child, this would be just to be utilitarian.

RobAtticus 14y ago

I mean, I hate to jump right to it, but was Hitler's death not good news? Surely there are people whose negative impact on humanity outweighs their positive impact. (I'm not taking a stand on Chavez specifically, I just disagree with the absoluteness of your statement.)

joseflavio 14y ago
Honestly I don't know if it was good news. But I think it is somehow disgusting to celebrate someones death... I think that Hitler believed it was a better world with less of the kind of people he didnt like. I think that if you don't like/agree with someones political views you should not celebrate someones death... I am sure that this person had a family or friends and so, they had real people that suffered with their death... just this.

joseflavio 14y ago

It is scary that people down vote this comment. It is very sad to realize that people think they are the right person to evaluate if someone is bad or if it is good. This kind of of black or white thinking is something I didn't expect here on HN. I would really recommend some people to read some Fyodor Dostoyevsky novels... before getting into politics here. I would sincerely recommend: Humiliated and Insulted, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humiliated_and_Insulted http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humiliated_and_Insulted