Comparing Mandela's death with Paul Walker's

[WaningMoon]

And I'm hating it so much.


The hypocrisi of people makes me wanna throw up. I've seen a thousand pictures on Facebook where they say: "You are sad because Paul Walker died but you don't care about Mandela, then youhave a problem." and stuff.

First of all I don't find a reason why someone would feel they have the authority to measure the importance of anyone's death. Second of all, they are talking about two different people, from different times. Yes, Paul Walker was an enterteiner, so just because of that he deserves to be minimized? If people watched his movies and want to pay tribute, is that wrong?


For me, this is just hypocrite people complaining. Most of them doesn't even know Mandela's life or know just a little (I'm one of them). I'm not substracting merit to Mandela or saying Paul Walker is better. It's just I don't find useful this stupid comparison. It's frivolous, simplistic, and it's just tu put themselves in an intelectual level, it's ridiculous.

 

[Silatuyok]

I haven't witnessed this myself, but I'd have to agree with you there. Facebook is no place to attempt to display intellectual superiority anyway.

 

[MikeyC]

Facebook is no place to attempt to display intellectual superiority anyway.

Lamebook – Funny Facebook Statuses, Fails, LOLs and More – The Original » Oh Mandela

 

[Silatuyok]

Lamebook – Funny Facebook Statuses, Fails, LOLs and More – The Original » Oh Mandela

lol! I so hope that's not real.

 

[MikeyC]

lol! I so hope that's not real.

It might not be, but it probably is!

Regarding the original statement, it's far too difficult to compare the deaths of Paul Walker and Nelson Mandela. They're too vastly opposing walks of life. Why would you compare them, anyway? What's the point?

 

[WaningMoon]

It might not be, but it probably is!

Regarding the original statement, it's far too difficult to compare the deaths of Paul Walker and Nelson Mandela. They're too vastly opposing walks of life. Why would you compare them, anyway? What's the point?

I don't find the point, either. It's just ridiculous.

 

[theoutsider]

There is no comparison to these two men's lives. End of story!

 

[Xervello]

To be honest, I find Paul's death more sad. Nelson Mandela lived his life, he already made his mark on the world. His time had passed. Much is coming out about who Paul was. Seemed like a decent guy, and did good for others. In that sense, it is kind of hypocritical because most people will miss him for his crappy movies rather than who he was as a person. But I also think a lot of it has to do with celebrity identification. People projecting whatever they want onto these people, and it's no surprise to me that others are affected so deeply when they die. As for Mandela, his death will now educate people on who he was.

 

[WaningMoon]

To be honest, I find Paul's death more sad. Nelson Mandela lived his life, he already made his mark on the world. His time had passed. Much is coming out about who Paul was. Seemed like a decent guy, and did good for others. In that sense, it is kind of hypocritical because most people will miss him for his crappy movies rather than who he was as a person. But I also think a lot of it has to do with celebrity identification. People projecting whatever they want onto these people, and it's no surprise to me that others are affected so deeply when they die. As for Mandela, his death will now educate people on who he was.

Yes, I agree... It's two very different stories and two different human beings. It's frivolous and hypocrite people is trying to see which death was more important and which we should care more.

 

[coyote]

the world would be a much different place if Nelson Mandela had driven his $500,000 Porsche into a lamp post

 

[Xervello]

the world would be a much different place if Nelson Mandela had driven his $500,000 Porsche into a lamp post

Hilarious. Btw, Paul wasn't the one driving the car.