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Pass the macaroni, zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. :roll:
Damn, you beat me to it! :lol:
Pass the macaroni, zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. :roll:
Which just proves my point--no discussion of the topic, just rude behavior toward the poster. which is why I don't make it personal. (not you, the previous post) In person folks are not so rude. they show respect--in personI like macaroni too.
It reminds me of a yard dog, that hides under the porch, and comes out to snip at your ankles as you walk by, --then runs back under the porch, and barks.I think the whole thought is that it's tasteless, and even cowardly, to bash someone who can't be there to defend himself/herself.
I think the whole thought is that it's tasteless, and even cowardly, to bash someone who can't be there to defend himself/herself.
I think your right. When someone that they view as really despicable croaks or at least hospitalized they will be saying good riddance or I hope he or she croaks.
I think some people are just frustrated, and want to be fighters, but would rather talk trash, from the saftey of their keyboards.---I've been a fighter all my life, and have leaned to be respectful of others. I have nothing I have to prove.
What's your definition of "bashing?"
Isn't the topic of the thread about "speaking ill"? THAT, naturally.
Ya got me there--carry onOh yeah? Prove it! :mrgreen:
That's a good part of it. It shows no courage to speak ill of those who are sick, injured, or dead because they cannot fight back, whereas if you said it while they could, you might get embarrased or punched in the face. The other part is that you naturally get the last word in, especially when one dies, they cannot have an opportunity at rebuttle, so it's kind of an injustice as well.I think the whole thought is that it's tasteless, and even cowardly, to bash someone who can't be there to defend himself/herself.
I understand, but what's the line between bashing and stating historical fact about the person? When I state that Hitler caused one of the greatest incidences of suffering in the twentieth century, am I being historically accurate or am I bashing him?
You can always find examples of exceptions. Hitler is an extreme example. Almost no one is in that category.
I'm just talking about the general impetus behind the thought.
And if someone's injured, it's the same idea of "kicking a man when he's down." There's no honor or to it whatsoever, and it's, again, kind of cowardly.
I understand, but what's the line between bashing and stating historical fact about the person? When I state that Hitler caused one of the greatest incidences of suffering in the twentieth century, am I being historically accurate or am I bashing him?
So, in other words, there are occasions in which it would actually be appropriate to "speak ill" or "bash" the dead, though you are being somewhat vague about what that actually means.
Which of the poll options would you have voted for?
Oh, come on. Is there any rule of human interaction which doesn't have exceptions? I'm simply talking about general principles here, which is why I couched it in exactly those terms, not ironclad absolutes.
That there are exceptions does not make the general idea any less valid.
I could accept that if there weren't so many people who knowingly caused brutal suffering to other people. It seems a lot less the exception and more a not-insignificant portion of the population. I don't need only Hitler to demonstrate this. What about a child molester? There are a lot of those. If a child molester dies, am I "kicking him when he's down" by stating that by his death, fewer children will be molested?
I think you have to be discriminating with who you'd choose to "speak ill of," certainly (which people still won't define, btw), but there are definitely a lot of people who'd deserve it.
Why won't you say which poll option you would have voted for?
Some dead horses deserve to be beaten. Speaking ill of the dead serves to encourage other people to live better lives that they may be spoken of more pleasantly when they are departed. Think of the recently deceased as an object lesson.
But if s/he's that bad, everyone already knows it. It's not like you're required to say nice things.