On Dec 16, 2011, at 2:54 PM, Dennis Claxton wrote:
> At 11:38 AM 12/16/2011, // ravi wrote:
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>> Surely it is not that you think the rest of the world should celebrate or tolerate Hitchens because he was sweet to you?
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> He was a friend of some people here and they deserve our condolences.
Aside from taking some personal offense at the hostility, it's also rather one-dimensional. The guy was complicated. He did many good things in his life, and many awful ones too. His death is a good occasion for reflecting on human complexity. His grave isn't one that should be pissed on.
Doug