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<blockquote data-quote="Cruz_del_Sur" data-source="post: 1011112" data-attributes="member: 55747"><p>This might be a cultural thing, but is it common practice to talk crap about someone who just died when all the people who loved him are still mourning? </p><p>I can't help wondering if people were talking about how Diana "took" Charles from her sister or about her eating disorders when she was being mourned. How about how she dated drug addicts? </p><p>I sincerely hope those weren't the main talking points. </p><p></p><p>I can understand the impulse if we are talking about a career criminal or a mass murderer, but we are talking about a guy who took non-performance-enhancing drugs, shouted a lot and broke rules arguably just as often as any other player of his generation. He just inexplicably got away with it on a colossal stage. </p><p>He never, not once, claimed to be a moral example of anything. </p><p>An accidental student of Kipling, he is probably a landmark example of treating both imposters just the same. He talked with beggars the same way he did with popes and kings. </p><p></p><p>The oddest thing about this post is that more often than not i find myself in the opposite camp when talking about him with other Argentines. </p><p>I could even see the argument for and even empathise if you brought up the way he treated women or his relationship with some political leaders. </p><p>But drugs and cheating in a bloody game? Let the people mourn ffs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cruz_del_Sur, post: 1011112, member: 55747"] This might be a cultural thing, but is it common practice to talk crap about someone who just died when all the people who loved him are still mourning? I can't help wondering if people were talking about how Diana "took" Charles from her sister or about her eating disorders when she was being mourned. How about how she dated drug addicts? I sincerely hope those weren't the main talking points. I can understand the impulse if we are talking about a career criminal or a mass murderer, but we are talking about a guy who took non-performance-enhancing drugs, shouted a lot and broke rules arguably just as often as any other player of his generation. He just inexplicably got away with it on a colossal stage. He never, not once, claimed to be a moral example of anything. An accidental student of Kipling, he is probably a landmark example of treating both imposters just the same. He talked with beggars the same way he did with popes and kings. The oddest thing about this post is that more often than not i find myself in the opposite camp when talking about him with other Argentines. I could even see the argument for and even empathise if you brought up the way he treated women or his relationship with some political leaders. But drugs and cheating in a bloody game? Let the people mourn ffs. [/QUOTE]
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