Hikermick@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 10 months agoJoe the Plumber, who questioned Obama’s tax proposals during the 2008 campaign, has died at 49apnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down125
arrow-up1127arrow-down1external-linkJoe the Plumber, who questioned Obama’s tax proposals during the 2008 campaign, has died at 49apnews.comHikermick@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareDeceptichum@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up24·10 months agoNah. There’s a whole host of people I’ll outright fucking party for when they die, such as Rupert Murdoch for example. This is more of a good riddance. You get the respect in death that you make in life.
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down6·10 months agoIt’s not about respecting a purpose it’s about celebrating the suffering of others, their families, their friends, etc. That’s the part I question.
minus-squareReady! Player 31@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·10 months agoOne could argue it’s celebrating the departure of another vector of suffering from the world. No one mentioned being happy about his family etc.
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·10 months agoBut it is also celebrating the death of a human.
Nah.
There’s a whole host of people I’ll outright fucking party for when they die, such as Rupert Murdoch for example.
This is more of a good riddance.
You get the respect in death that you make in life.
It’s not about respecting a purpose it’s about celebrating the suffering of others, their families, their friends, etc. That’s the part I question.
One could argue it’s celebrating the departure of another vector of suffering from the world. No one mentioned being happy about his family etc.
But it is also celebrating the death of a human.