I'm living abroad now and just heard that the post office in the US will be closed because of Ford's death -- I suppose federal offices will be closed too? What's going on? Does anyone think this is just weird? Isn't the US supposed to be a republic of equals? (Just joking, I know that's all propaganda.)
But damn, it's peculiar.
2007-01-02 11:22:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yeah, I remember Reagan. I was pretty shocked then too. I'm 42. I have the impression that this 'dead presidents' thing is getting worse each time one dies. Could be wrong, of course.
Respect & reverence? I admit I don't have much respect for US presidents, let alone reverence. You have to be too bloodthirsty to be president, I'm afraid.
But even if I'm wrong about that, I think all citizens should have a healthy sense of skepticism and irreverence regarding their elected leaders. Especially presidents -- the amount of power concentrated in their hands is growing frighteningly large.
Hard to imagine that kind of reverence ever being given to someone like Ireland's Bertie Ahearn, I have to say. Didn't happen when corrupt Charles Haughey recently died either, though some tried it. I think that's a good thing.
2007-01-02 11:40:24 · update #1
no..they've become action heros.
-tv funhouse
2007-01-02 11:31:23 · answer #1 · answered by Decoy 2.0 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hm. Its called respect. Reverence. Look them up.
Although we are all equal in a LEGAL sense, is there something wrong with giving credit or showing respect to an individual who went above and beyond as a Citizen? Someone who made a difference on a grander scale of our country's history. What do YOU bring to the table? He gave back to his country, he LED a NATION....would YOU like to carry that weight? We have our ways of thanking people for that, even when its posthumous. As a country, we're recognizing that something important happened. It has nothing to do with Royalty or demi gods, Silly.
2007-01-02 19:32:47 · answer #2 · answered by mibenmnky 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They always do this when a president dies and if you haven't tuned in they sure aren't putting President Bush on the pedestal! Our banks were open and I was glad not to get any bills today!
2007-01-02 19:28:29 · answer #3 · answered by Brianne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jajaja yeah every time a president dies they make a big deal about it , they die and that's all, more than propaganda I think it's a way for trying to make look better their administrations
2007-01-02 19:29:44 · answer #4 · answered by mazp66 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree.. makes the whole Saddam thing a little smaller though doesn't it..
2007-01-02 19:28:14 · answer #5 · answered by sitizen_x 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we do have a class based society,i guess you could think of the ruling class as royalty of sorts.
2007-01-02 19:30:59 · answer #6 · answered by kissmy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Next question.
2007-01-02 19:25:53 · answer #7 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 6⤋