tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30100921.post939006526861331049..comments2023-10-28T09:22:50.834-05:00Comments on The Life of Me: Ding Dong the Witch is DeadWWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10197522956439691745noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30100921.post-34231472630217859922011-05-04T10:32:39.008-05:002011-05-04T10:32:39.008-05:00I think a lot of why some people aren't celebr...I think a lot of why some people aren't celebrating his death has to do with people wanting to control their inner barbarian. When it comes to getting revenge--especially revenge on such a huge scale--the natural tendency is to celebrate. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but it can easily get out of hand and lead to other things that bring us down to the enemy's level. For example, some people were saying how they thought his body should be defiled with pork and how he should be ripped to shreds and whatnot, and yeah, he probably deserved it, but it wouldn't be right. Giving him a respectful burial at sea was the right thing to do. I think a lot of people who don't want to celebrate had the initial impulse to celebrate, and that impulse scared them.<br /><br />Also, a lot of people who say they aren't happy about his death would have preferred a public trial, ala Saddam. It's an understandable point of view, and if he hadn't resisted he would have gone on trial. However, the chance he wouldn't put up a fight was near zero, and obviously, that's how things went down.Carrie Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273435332966491857noreply@blogger.com