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Originally Posted by MargaretR
If the policy 'don't speak ill of the dead' was universally applied, subsequent generations would never be told of the deeds of Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini. 
Incidentally, my italian ex mother in law was eternally grateful to Mussolini because he financed surgery for her as a child - not a relative - just human compassion.
No one is 100% good - knowing their failings as well as their good deeds provides a balanced view of a personality. |
Well said Margaret - Don't speak ill of the dead is superstition! No one is perfect and I just feel it wrong for Savile to pose with the Ripper after 10 years - what kind of signal does that send out to younger people! That you can kill people with a hammer, knife and screw driver and then only 10 years on pose with Celebrities! Wrong totally wrong!