If we’d speak more ill of the dead, maybe it would remind the living not to be assholes. - ThreadSky

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thomasfuchs.at • 460 days ago

If we’d speak more ill of the dead, maybe it would remind the living not to be assholes.

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One of the very great hints that hatred comes from fear is that we ease off on how brutal we are to the dead—maybe not out of reverence, CERTAINLY not out of respect.

Just out of the understanding that wherever they end up after this, they can't hurt us or our people anymore.

codenamesailorv.bsky.social•460 days ago

Well, I’m afraid of getting another Henry Kissinger so let me crank up the ill-speak to let the living know!!

infraredeyes.bsky.social•460 days ago

The original intent of "speak no ill..." was to avoid attracting the attention of vindictive ghosts. It was nothing to do with being nice.

cyaneyed.wtf•460 days ago

Not at all the point of your post, but my mom's eulogy of her dad, titled "damn kids" brought down the fucking house at my grandfather's funeral, because it acknowledged that he was an ASSHOLE. He had good qualities, and didn't do any genocides. But it was still a relief to acknowledge it.