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In reply to the discussion: WSJ Columnist Asks if Women Saved by Boyfriends in Aurora Theater Shooting Were Worth It [View all]RoseMead
(1,014 posts)First, we're not talking about "a war." We are talking about a specific event that occurred less than a week ago. Five days ago, to be exact.
You know very well there is no set time limit for something like this. But if YOU were involved in a horrible, traumatic event where your life was saved by the sacrifice of someone you cared for, how long would it take for you to become ready to face a question like that? How soon would you feel comfortable with strangers asking that question on your behalf? Is that something you are capable of imagining? Because I know that *I* would probably be a fucking basket case, and I would probably already be blaming myself - however unreasonably - for my loved one's death, and five days would NOT be enough.
You want to know when I think it will be appropriate to ask the question of whether they were worthy or discuss whether they should ask themselves the same? When THEY decide to discuss it. Whenever that is, even if it's never.
And, since you brought it up, AIDS still isn't funny, that South Park episode was stupid, and the time frame in which terrible things can be finally considered "funny" has no bearing whatsoever on this discussion, since as far as I know, no one is joking about this at all. At least I hope to gawd they're not.