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You can say what a terrible person he was without celebrating his death.
Just like the Charlie Kirk responses:
"I can’t stand the word empathy actually. I think empathy is a made-up, New Age term that — it does a lot of damage, but it is very effective when it comes to politics."
You need to justify why celebrating someone's death should not be allowed.
I'm not advocating for anyone dying, that's a different bowl of nuts. Virtue signalling one's own ethical purity might get you off, but it only annoys everyone else.
Because the place would become toxic af. It's a good rule.
Then ban toxic posts. Don't shoot everyone just because they don't blow kisses at a monster.
Again, you can call him an asshole without celebrating his death.
I just watched a doco on the Nuremberg trials today in Netflix - by way of coincidence. These guys were the GOATs at instilling a sense of justice and fairness. That was their prime and only job. Guess what, they also celebrated the bad guys deaths. Especially the really bad guy, but also the henchmen like Goring (who topped himself).
I'll not keep on arguing because we are both sick of the topic. I just don't understand the sacred seperation between permitting calling someone an arsehole when they are breathing, but the moment they stop breathing you can't say 'fantastic'. Great news.
But as you say, them be the rules, I guess?
That's Jordan for you. And then being smug about it too.
And you can say it's the 25th of December without celebrating Christmas, but the question is, why would I?
Amazing how everytime something big happen JL finds a way to make it all about them.
Wonder what will happen in the thread about Mc turtle finally officially passing
Same thing as here, no celebrating death.
Yes that was clearly what was being referenced here
It's almost impressive how they've made half the comments about Lindsey Graham passing about them/this stupid rule
The whole thing makes me think of the Key and Peele sketch about Hingle McCringleberry's Excessive Celebrations
No celebrating evil people dying, you must speak kindly to diet nazis who didn't say anything good to anyone and were evil.
What a pain in the neck that guy was.
His last words were really hard to swallow.
He was a terrible person and it is fitting to celebrate that he is no longer alive to impose his views through policy. Not celebrating his death, just the act of him no longer living. Him dying, sad for his family. Him not being alive, good for the nation. It's a bad rule, do better.
Define the difference between celebration vrs elation.
I'm not gonna throw a party but I won't rule out a hearty chuckle a jaunty happy dance.
Having made an initial pass of the comments, there were really very few removable. Mostly blatant rule breaking like "Good!" and "I am celebrating!"
The rule states "bannable" but not how long. The minimum I can set is 1 day. I'd probably have gone for something in the hours range, but it is not that granular. 😉