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I got to wondering just when and how speaking ill of the dead became so frowned upon in our society and apparently it goes back to some guy in Sparta in 600BC who said "of the dead speak no evil". Personally I don't get it, if you hate someone when they are alive and speak ill of them constantly why stop when they die? Just because some guy said so over 2000 years ago? It's not like this is in the bible or something you know. IMO it's hypocritical to say nice things about an enemy when they die and I didn't notice anyone not rejoicing when we got Osama so how exactly does this stupid rule work. At what point is it OK to speak ill of the dead exactly? We constantly berate Hitler, Stalin and when Manson goes I'm sure many will say HA! So clue me in, give me the exact rule when it is socially acceptable to speak ill of the dead and when you are ostracized for doing so. Where exactly is the freakin line? IMO De mortuis nil nisi bonum or speak no ill of the dead was the beginning line in the PC crap we are awash in this era and I refuse to participate.