This thread is not about one specific person but is rather to gather opinions on where the threshold lies. The reply 'Never' seems too extreme because it would mean not celebrating the deaths of Hitler, Stalin, Sergio Ramos or Richard Keys. The reply 'Sometimes' forces you to draw a line. I suppose it depends how the person's life impacted you personally, which is why Thatcher is an obvious one and Boris Johnson would be for anyone who gets their livelihood destroyed by Brexit or COVID mismanagement. Another line could be the likelihood they carried out a crime, notably rape, whilst another obvious one is egregious racism or incitement to racial violence. An exceptional case might be someone dying from an event they caused, denied or inflicted on others, such as a cigarette manufacturer dying of lung cancer.
A related question is timing. Do you celebrate on the day or give it a couple of weeks/months/years?
How public should be your celebration? Only do it under a pseudonym on a forum like OTF or under your real name on Facebook or even at work?
Finally, should 'celebration' be replaced by something modest such as a smile of relief or just glad that we can move on to the next chapter of history?
A related question is timing. Do you celebrate on the day or give it a couple of weeks/months/years?
How public should be your celebration? Only do it under a pseudonym on a forum like OTF or under your real name on Facebook or even at work?
Finally, should 'celebration' be replaced by something modest such as a smile of relief or just glad that we can move on to the next chapter of history?
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