A Nation's Perspective

[Cheyenne]

It seems as if a lot of this is about "conditioning" though... could happen in any country if a culture so allows.

I say it does happen. In every country. The only difference is that in Europe it would be a soccer star instead of a race driver. Similar examples would exist for the rest of the world.

Back to the original point- how well your name is known immediately after death is directly related to how well your name is known before death. And that depends on nothing more than celebrity.

Name a country in the world, even one constantly at war, that knows the names of its soldiers. All of them. So that when one or two of them are killed it would be national news where everyone knows the names and mourns. If Powell from the US died, he'd be mourned because he is already a celebrity. There may be a handful of others in that category. But that's it for the U.S.

If you want to debate news media treatment after death, the real debate is who is a celebrity before death.

 

[Samuari]

If you want to debate news media treatment after death, the real debate is who is a celebrity before death.

Exactly!

Earnhart was an arrogant redneck who turn road rage into fine art. Glorying in the nickname "intiminator" he spent his adult life running his competition off the road. That he died as he lived is no more than poetic justice.

Lets talk about real heros.

 

[Jade]

Well, regardless of the right or wrong of it all I still wish our "guest" had posted as a real user.

 

[Ezzy]

As for being famous or not before they died, think about this: Mother Teresa a true hero and more well known than Earnhart, died with MUCH less fan fair.

But she wasn't racing at Daytona when she died.




EZ

 

[Samuari]

Well, regardless of the right or wrong of it all I still wish our "guest" had posted as a real user.

Kinda makes you wonder don't it. Why post as a troll when there is nothing to hide? "The evil flee when no one pursuth."