oldrebel: blog 
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nil nisi bonum
Published Jul. 6, 2008
"Let nothing be said of the dead but what is good."
When Jesse Helms passed away, I was totally surprised by the venom and ugliness that came out here on GOLO from certain persons toward the late Senator. I've always been brought up to say nothing if it can't be something good, of the recently departed persons. Most people I've associated with over the years, most people I work with seem to have the same philosophy. It's not turning a blind eye to their faults or misadventures, however perceived, it's just a part of being civil in an increasingly uncivil society.
These days there is less and less tact in personal interactions. Oh sure , we at least pretend to love and adore those who think like us, who talk like us, who we identify with...But for those who dare to have a variance in how to proceed in life, for those who march to a different drum, we offer nothing but scorn and condemnation...even before their body is completely cooled off after their passing on.
The display of some saying in the blogs on GOLO , "May he rot in hell", and worse completely surprised me coming so soon after the announcement of Helm's death. I would have expected much more of what we used to call , "couth" when it came to this type of thing. Obviously there are those for whom their hatred knows no restraint, for whom there is no need to care about the feelings of grieving families or those who admired the recently departed.
For these who have so much hatred in their hearts, I feel truly sorry. Hopefully your family wont be subjected to reading similar diatribes after your passing on. It just seems more civil to at least wait till the flowers have weathered and the grass started regrowing on the grave before we start throwing mud about someone that's just died. Seems more Southern anyways. Talking ugly about the recently departed must be another behavior the carpetbaggers brought South with them.
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