Jesse Helms has died

[sparkindarkness]

And, not being American, I can't say whatever he did changed my life at all. I had heard of him however and I was, frankly, horrified that such a repellant man existed outside of a comedy.

I have seen, well, subdued rejoicing coming from many quarters - people who are glad to see him gone but realise the utter tackiness of celebrating someone's death.



It is said that it's a terrible thing to speak ill of the dead and awful to celebrate anyone's passing. And maybe it's true, I can't disagree firmly there, it certainly leaves an unpleasant taste in the mouth

However, if celebrating a death is bad, then I can't help but wonder how much worse it must be to have lead such a life that so many people are gleeful when you are dead?

Comments

[mrmeval.livejournal.com]

Of course some are just mean about it. ;)
http://luke-jaywalker.livejournal.com/35769.html

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

LOL, ok maybe it's cruel, but still - what an epitaph? Can you imagine that being your legacy "people rejoiced that I was dead."

[mrmeval.livejournal.com]

Well context is everything there are some that mourn his passing. I'll be happy if they rejoice at my death, happier if only one does and ecstatic at the silence....

...I've been reading http://www.choppingblock.org again.

*sigh*