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I agree with Sharon C that in part it's about fair play - you don't say things about somebody behind their back, and being dead is as far behind the back as you can get.
It's also about the fact that the guy is gone, beyond our reach, whether for praise or for dishing out his just desserts. Really, what's the point? I may think a guy is a child molester (RMN?!??) but once he's dead he can't be punished any more. So I just drop it, mostly.
Commented Jun 27, 2009 on Speaking Ill of the Dead at Greta Christina's Blog
Speaking Ill of the Dead
For what are probably obvious reasons, I have been thinking about the strong social taboo against speaking ill of the dead. And I'm trying to figure out if I think it's an irrational superstition, or a reasonable gesture of respect to people who are in mourning... or some combination of the two....
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