Senator Dianne Feinstein's career was filled with firsts, including first woman mayor of San Francisco and one of two of the first women elected to the U.S. Senate from California.
I hope she’s remembered for not retiring when she should have (she shouldn’t have run for this last term, and honestly probably the term before that) and derailing judicial appointments. She should be remembered as a failure and a cautionary tale. I hope she inspires other old politicians to think about whether their legacies will be tarnished as well.
Why do you say that? I know she accomplished a lot, but I’m tired of retroactively heaping praise on people when we can often learn from their failings. We can acknowledge what she did while still using her failings to hopefully learn a lesson.
Uh, you? This comment chain literally started with you saying “remember all the good she did, forget all the bad shit”. No, we can remember the good she did, but we MUST remember the harm she caused, lest we let it keep happening.
That’s close to speaking ill of the dead.
So what? The dead don’t hear and they have no feelings, I don’t think they’re too bothered really. There’s no such thing as karma, either; Billionaires and politicians wouldn’t die of old age if there was.
I hope she’s remembered for not retiring when she should have (she shouldn’t have run for this last term, and honestly probably the term before that) and derailing judicial appointments. She should be remembered as a failure and a cautionary tale. I hope she inspires other old politicians to think about whether their legacies will be tarnished as well.
Didn’t read the article I see.
Why do you say that? I know she accomplished a lot, but I’m tired of retroactively heaping praise on people when we can often learn from their failings. We can acknowledge what she did while still using her failings to hopefully learn a lesson.
Who heaps praise? I just see negatively shaped comments defining a person’s life work. That’s close to speaking ill of the dead.
Oh no, speaking ill of the dead! You wanna say some nice things about Hitler, too? She brought this on herself.
Karma. It’s a thing.
No it’s not, except on reddit.
I always thought it was a Buddhist concept.
Well yeah but it’s not real in Buddhism either
Uh, you? This comment chain literally started with you saying “remember all the good she did, forget all the bad shit”. No, we can remember the good she did, but we MUST remember the harm she caused, lest we let it keep happening.
So what? The dead don’t hear and they have no feelings, I don’t think they’re too bothered really. There’s no such thing as karma, either; Billionaires and politicians wouldn’t die of old age if there was.
Close? Fuck that old bag! Glad she’s gone, wish death would have taken her a decade ago.