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Why is it okay to wish death on some, but not others? Ex: Wishing Osama bin Laden death...no problem, wishing Rush Limbaugh, Obama, or The Pope death...outrage.

Rideauxb 7 Apr 18
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I don’t think it’s okay to wish death on anyone.

Yep; I was about to say that

And it's perfectly fine for you to feel that way. Everyone is different.

@Rideauxb Seem pretty obvious. I wouldn’t like someone to wish death on me, so I do not wish death on others.

then you needn't do it ...no problem

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Slightly off topic but I wish 50,000 children a day didn’t die from malnutrition across the world. And I wish their 100,000 parents didn’t have to hold them in their arms and watch them die. Ouch! That was a bit somber (I’ve been saying that for 30 years so I’m not sure if that figure has gone down or up - probably up!)

@Rideauxb delivered. In this thread or was it another one?

@Rideauxb 1983 Ronald Reagan

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Well for one thing. Rush Limbaugh and the Pope didn't pull off a terrorist attack that killed 3000 people.

BD66 Level 8 Apr 18, 2018

There is no real proof that Bin Laden orchestrated the attack.

No proof other than the videos where they describe the attacks, their success, and Bin Laden says "Praise be to Allah" over and over again?

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None of it is ok

@Rideauxb you weren't asking about causation

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There are, as of last month, 7.6 Billion people on this planet.
Wishing a few of them dead is perfectly acceptable. Especially when they are particularly
heinous individuals, like 45, or Alex Jones.
Wishing anyone dead doesn't make it so. If people want to be "outraged", let them.
Who gives a fuck?

I agree. There are several people in the world (one who I work with) I really do wish would die. Obviously, I'd never do anything to make it so. But, if it happens, I'll chance the hangover from the party!

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I try to just think there’s people I would be sad if they were dead and others I wouldn’t. Sometimes I feel like the world might be better off if a certain person were dead (Putin?) but there’s always someone else. And as the other poster said, wishing someone dead is pointless as far as their ending up dead. But I think such thoughts can be kind of a poison to a person’s mind and outlook.

Do you feel you know enough about Purim to pass summary judgement over his human existence?

Even from a political point of view, his death might cause political and cultural instability in a world power.

Exactly. You never know how things will be affected by other things. Makes me glad I don’t decide who lives or dies.

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I do not wish anything bad to happen to anyone. Since I would only be wishing, I would wish that the bad, evil people would change their ways and become good, decent people.

^^This

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My List the World Will be Better Without: Trump, Hannity, Kelly Conway, Mike Pence, Alex Jones, Pruitt, Devos, Ted Cruz, just to name a few.

Good start. ?

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Just wish it to yourself. Dont be vocal and attract attention. Then ask yourself... what does it matter and who cares...

@Rideauxb. Wow.... thank you.

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Are their crimes worthy of a death sentence? Osama bin Laden murdered thousands. The others you mentioned just have opinions different from yours.

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I don't think it's ok. I'm not outraged or offended. I just think it's not ok to wish harm to people. Think about where it leads

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Unpopular opinion:

I don't like violence. I want to reduce violence in the world.

I must work on myself first.

Since I don't go around killing or even punching people, does that mean my work is done? No. "Violence" may occur in thought, word, or deed. In attitudes.

I have succeeded in conditioning violence out of my speech. I am now working on conditioning violence out of my thoughts. Out of my heart.

Violence begins in the heart. I want to rid myself of all violence, all the way.

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It's just a human reaction to people whom we have seen as totally against our values.

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I really don't want anyone to die...but I would love to see trump live the harshest life their is to live. And I want to watch it...like it's reality TV. Hell I would almost buy a TV for that.

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Wishing that someone would die is a meaningless jesture...no one dies from being wished dead. Wish away.

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If Pandora's box was real this would be one of the cubby holes in it.

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Can I wish for my own?

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I don't necessarily wish death upon anyone, but there are a few individuals I sure wish did not exist.

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There are certainly people who should not be walking around, but I'm not sitting here wishing death on them. I certainly wouldn't cry over the loss of a large list of people. I just think it sucks where we live in a world where Tom Petty, Prince, George Michael, etc are gone, but Justin Bieber is still walking around.

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People are often irrational and hold contradictory beliefs and say what ever comes to them to justify their emotions.

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Because you aren't actually killing them, lol. I'm fine with it.

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You can wish death on whomever you want, as long as nobody hears you.

marga Level 7 Apr 18, 2018
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because people are culturally brainwashed

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Because some people suck

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Might have something to do with someone murdering thousands of people - tends not to make them favorites of others ...

On the other hand - wishing does not make it so.

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