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Old 06-09-2009, 08:43 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Gareth Brown View Post
What if their life or death means nothing to me? What if i support the reason that they died? I'm not saying i don't want minutes silences because it inconviniences me, i just don't want to be forced into acknolding respect for something i do not respect.
Respect for the dead is respect for the dead. It doesn't matter if your personal politics or beliefs don't align with those of the bereaved. You honor their feelings and sense of loss regardless and know they would do the same for you. There's no means of justifying showing a lack of respect toward someone that has suffered a loss through tragedy, no matter how "right" you are in your beliefs.
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