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Justice Brandeis

(273 posts)
Thu Sep 11, 2025, 11:05 PM Thursday

There is no law that requires you to be sad when a bad person dies [View all]

None.

The government can't make you mourn or be sad or even be respectful. Your emotions are yours alone and not the property of the government.

Forced mourning is the stuff of dictatorships like Cuba, Venezuela, North Korea, Iran and the old Soviet Union.

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