Random Homeless Person Dies Today.

[Wirey]

...and no one gives two ***** because they rather pretend mourn a celebrity.

News at 11.

Like you're pretend mourning the homeless guy? What did you do for him when he was alive, what with him being your best friend and all?

Nobody gives two ***** because the homeless guy is an abstraction who didn't enrich their lives. I remember listening to my kids laugh while we watched Jumanji. Williams added to the fabric of my existence, and his death makes me sad. If you can't undertand that, I kind of pity you.

 

[Glaurung]

While I believe that all human lives are equal in their fundamental dignity, not all lives hold the same equivalence. Some lives are more noteworthy than others and hence will draw greater notice from society.

Although personally, I don't really care about Robin Williams death as I'm not much of a movie goer.

 

[Father Heathen]

...and no one gives two ***** because they rather pretend mourn a celebrity.

News at 11.

How strange that people would be more inclined to mourn those that they've known, or were at least familiar with enough to have liked and respected them, than those completely unknown and anonymous to them.

But seriously, just because you're more likely to be emotionally impacted by the death of someone you know than by the death of someone you don't doesn't mean that you thought one life was of more value or importance than the next.

 

[Gjallarhorn]

So, what else is there to get upset over? I can't wait for the next riveting insight into the hypocrisy and corruption of humanity.

 

[Maldini]

I have no particular feelings for the random homeless person, I'm sorry for everybody who dies as a general rule but I can't pretend it affects me as much as Robin Williams' death did.

 

[Son of The Gods]

Like you're pretend mourning the homeless guy? What did you do for him when he was alive, what with him being your best friend and all?

Nobody gives two ***** because the homeless guy is an abstraction who didn't enrich their lives. I remember listening to my kids laugh while we watched Jumanji. Williams added to the fabric of my existence, and his death makes me sad. If you can't undertand that, I kind of pity you.

:yes:

 

[psychoslice]

people die all the time, homeless or not.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

Nobody gives two ***** because the homeless guy is an abstraction who didn't enrich their lives.

What the ****? You sound like a psychopath. An "abstraction"? So not a human being? People only matter to you if they personally "enrich" your life? That sounds like a classic psychopath's attitude to others. Not people but "things". You and anyone who agrees with you should be ashamed. I liked Robin Williams and grew up with his films but he did not have more value as a human being than anyone else. Sadly, this is a very common problem in this screwed-up society. We're so desensitized to our fellow human beings and we're living in lala land due to the media and its cult of celebrity it shoves down our throat 24/7. I'll admit that even I fall prey to this at times but I'm still able to check myself and constantly remind myself of the reality of this world. You people come up with excuses for your apathy and delusion by saying "oh, it's just human nature" which ignores the artificial cultures we live in, which distort our perceptions and manipulate our most base aspects for profit.

Some of you need a reality check. You don't know any of those people who you watch on the screen or listen to or whose words you read. They don't know you exist, either. You "love" an illusion, an illusion you value more than your fellow suffering human beings. Shame on you.

 

[ChristineES]

What the ****? You sound like a psychopath. An "abstraction"? So not a human being? People only matter to you if they personally "enrich" your life? That sounds like a classic psychopath's attitude to others. Not people but "things". You and anyone who agrees with you should be ashamed. I liked Robin Williams and grew up with his films but he did not have more value as a human being than anyone else. Sadly, this is a very common problem in this screwed-up society. We're so desensitized to our fellow human beings and we're living in lala land due to the media and its cult of celebrity it shoves down our throat 24/7. I'll admit that even I fall prey to this at times but I'm still able to check myself and constantly remind myself of the reality of this world. You people come up with excuses for your apathy and delusion by saying "oh, it's just human nature" which ignores the artificial cultures we live in, which distort our perceptions and manipulate our most base aspects for profit.

Some of you need a reality check. You don't know any of those people who you watch on the screen or listen to or whose words you read. They don't know you exist, either. You "love" an illusion, an illusion you value more than your fellow suffering human beings. Shame on you.

That's quite a rant. We know that he didn't know we existed. It's not a distortion, it's not idol worship, it's not even true love. I have grown up children and I live in the real world. I get horrified watching the news and seeing terrorists beheading people, seeing children who are suffering, hearing about people knocking out pregnant women for sport. There was someone who was able to make us laugh and for helped us forget, if only for 90 minutes or two hours during a week's time, about all the horror we see all day, every day. We sometimes need a short distraction because the real world is all around us all day, everyday.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

That's quite a rant. We know that he didn't know we existed. It's not a distortion, it's not idol worship, it's not even true love. I have grown up children and I live in the real world. I get horrified watching the news and seeing terrorists beheading people, seeing children who are suffering, hearing about people knocking out pregnant women for sport. There was someone who was able to make us laugh and for helped us forget, if only for 90 minutes or two hours during a week's time, about all the horror we see all day, every day. We sometimes need a short distraction because the real world is all around us all day, everyday.

If it doesn't apply to you, then move on. It applies to Wirey's disgusting statement and a few others in this thread. It needed to be said. Instead of explaining yourself to me, why don't you say something to those making disgusting, dehumanizing comments?

 

[ChristineES]

If it doesn't apply to you, then move on. It applies to Wirey's disgusting statement and a few others in this thread. It needed to be said.

The thing is that we all get to read it. But, to be fair, I wasn't just responding to your response, but to a couple of others.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

The thing is that we all get to read it. But, to be fair, I wasn't just responding to your response, but to a couple of others.

Well, okay. But I'm not going to apologize for saying something that I feel had to be said.

 

[ChristineES]

Well, okay. But I'm not going to apologize for saying something that I feel had to be said.

I don't want you to apologize. I don't think you have to. Peace, brother.

 

[YmirGF]

...and no one gives two ***** because they rather pretend mourn a celebrity.

News at 11.

Ah, a thread about your moral superiority. How heart-warming.


Street people die everyday and are a dime a dozen...

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

I don't want you to apologize. I don't think you have to. Peace, brother.

Peace be with you.

 

[oldbadger]

I just do not understand why people make a big deal when a celebrity dies. I never have. It's just not my thing. Celebrities don't mean a **** to me. In fact I find the whole culture of celebrity repugnant.

Yes...... the whole culture of celebrities, stars, models, the wealthy etc etc is all 'nothing' to me as well, but the individual celebrities do have the same value as 'the tramp in the ditch at dawn'.

I have attended several tramps' funerals, but have never attended a celebrity funeral.

And I save all my small change just to offer to tramps for whatever they need. But I have thought about Robin Williams over the last couple of days, as a person who must have been very isolated and lonely...... a spiritual tramp, if you like. And I would have bought him a breakfast if I had seen him in need. Yes.... I would.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

I never said he and I were pals. I said he made my life better and the imaginary (yes, imaginary) homeless person in the OP was an abstraction with no impact. You can read, correct?

"...but I'm still able to check myself and constantly remind myself of the reality of this world" said the guy with the picture of the magic Jewish zombie in his signature. Seriously, are you a teenager?

Now you bash my religious beliefs? Welcome to ignore.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

...and no one gives two ***** because they rather pretend mourn a celebrity.

And some random misanthrope on the internet expresses their predictable, vapid opinion and nobody gives two **** about that either.

 

[Wirey]

Now you bash my religious beliefs? Welcome to ignore.

Thanks.

 

[CynthiaCypher]

And some random misanthrope on the internet expresses their predictable, vapid opinion and nobody gives two **** about that either.

Well yes, most of learn not to give two ***** about your opinion. Should that be a surprise?