I think everyone would agree he had an amazing career. RIP.
Colin Powell dies at age 84
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manicrodder
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RIP.
I was taught if you cant say anything good about someone say nothing. I say nothing.
Zee09
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Ditto
He served his country. A great leader. A good man.
If you have something to say beyond that, this would be a great opportunity to practice discretion.
I’ve already had to delete a couple posts.
If you have something to say beyond that, this would be a great opportunity to practice discretion.
I’ve already had to delete a couple posts.
RIP Secretary Powell. A life well lived.
Great role model.
RIP General.
The posts I removed were political and so, inappropriate for BITOG.
Criticism of someone upon their passing is simply inappropriate.
Criticism of someone upon their passing is simply inappropriate.
I don't feel that someone passing means they're immune to criticism or should be honored blindly. Their life was their life.
Some remember him fondly, others don't. His passing brings up some strong emotions from both camps.
That's a sad one. I may not have agreed with everything he did in the last 20 years, but I still had a lot of respect for him.
I'm all for criticizing public figures, but speaking ill of the dead is a line I don't like to cross. I'd rather remember him for the good he did instead of the bad.
I'm all for criticizing public figures, but speaking ill of the dead is a line I don't like to cross. I'd rather remember him for the good he did instead of the bad.
RIP. Prayers sent to family
Sad to hear news of anyone passing away, especially from Covid, and especially fully vaccinated.
That's true. In Powell's case though, along with his age he was being treated for multiple myeloma cancer, a severe comorbidity factor.
RIP. I too have a personal mixed opinion but he did give everything he has to his country.
Didn’t say anyone was immune but the moment of their passing is a time for respect.
To treat it as an opportunity for criticism is gauche, at best.
Criticism in the moment of a person’s passing says far more about the one who feels they have to say something negative, than it says about the recently deceased.
Discussion can happen later.
If that discussion is political in nature, then another forum would be the better place for that.
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