One issue. You cannot obtain consent from a deceased person to use their sudden murder in service of electing a presidential candidate.
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Parading out the Benghazi victims at the GOP convention was especially noxious. There are gradations of propriety, clearly.
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There's huge debate over ethical issues involving whether/how to honor the will of the dead. Formerly one of my areas of philosophic study.
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For me depends on the intelligence of relative. Manipulation happens. Even victims shouldnt be enabled to air unproven accusations.
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If the mother of a victim wants to promote unity/peace: cool. Asked to promote a bill they havent read/dont understand: not cool
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It's repulsive and reason #1 these conventions should be done away with, didn't like it at rnc either
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In a lot of cases, the families provide the moral core of local activism. Boosting that can be valuable.
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Because of course they have no agency and couldn't possibly feel passionately that they must speak out about gun violence...
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HAHAHAHAHA! ethical propriety!!! Ohhhhh mercy.
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100% in favor of using death as a springboard for getting shit done, less so if it's just pageantry.
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I think the families want to tell their stories. A close friend of mine does.
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I'm slightly uneasy about it, too, but then again, fixing the problem involves politics.
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@CathyYoung63 It's better than the victims themselvesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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if spurred to activism or if it's craven politics you can't tell the difference? Oh forgot your is brand pox on both your houses
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fine with the parading for good purpose, but this only manipulation 4 the HRC elitist tool
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