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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
Good post. The politically correct idea is that once someone dies, we forget everything bad they did, and pretend they are to be celebrated, even if they were purely evil.
I don't do that with Hitler or Saddam; I don't know why I would do it with Ted Kennedy. When I teach my kids about Hitler or Saddam, I fill them in on all the evil and horrors those men orchestrated. When I teach them about the Kennedy family, I show them how a pattern of immorality and an overall lack of character leads to great tragedy and loss.
In order for a death to have personal impact, there has to be some sense of loss. I have no sense of loss here, other than the sad idea that yet another evil man has met his maker.
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Saddam...Hitler...Kennedy....Yep! I agree with the progression...well said!