Cadet Command Major General: "Don't Waste your energy mourning a basketball player", seriously General??

[Chockstock]

I think the general meant exactly what he said and knew what he was saying. He was obviously trying to get on a high horse and use a Soldier's death as a punchline to make some sort of point that we grieve celebrities more than we do servicemembers killed in the line of duty. Not the brightest train of thought...I also think its only natural that the attention goes to Kobe but the surviving family members of the others who died may feel like their lives were valued less. I think that's really the only thing that sucks about the situation.

Social media has really changed the fabric of society and the spread of information...some sociology major should probably do some serious study into it if it hasn't been done already. I think there's some good that can be done with it but it mostly seems bad. We did perfectly fine without having to broadcast our personal opinions and daily lives to the whole world...I don't have a twitter and I would never personally post anything on social media especially while in a position of great influence. It seems like such a juvenile desire to get your post "liked" by as many people as possible.

 

[Humey]

I think the general meant exactly what he said and knew what he was saying. He was obviously trying to get on a high horse and use a Soldier's death as a punchline to make some sort of point that we grieve celebrities more than we do servicemembers killed in the line of duty. Not the brightest train of thought...I also think its only natural that the attention goes to Kobe but the surviving family members of the others who died may feel like their lives were valued less. I think that's really the only thing that sucks about the situation.

Social media has really changed the fabric of society and the spread of information...some sociology major should probably do some serious study into it if it hasn't been done already. I think there's some good that can be done with it but it mostly seems bad. We did perfectly fine without having to broadcast our personal opinions and daily lives to the whole world...I don't have a twitter and I would never personally post anything on social media especially while in a position of great influence. It seems like such a juvenile desire to get your post "liked" by as many people as possible.

But is true that we grieve celebrities more than every oneself. Take the Iranian general who was assassinated. I realize there are consequences to killing a leader, but if the US had killed some lowly private or or a captain in the Iranian forces, it wouldnt have made a blip in the news. Because the general gets killed, its a worldwide event. Does the general have more value than the private or captain. Maybe, as a political leader. Is the General anymore of a hero than the private or captain. I guess what I am saying is we artificially put worth on some people and ignore others. We seem to add worth to those on top, to those that stand out. There are people out there, especially in the military who risk their livess very often, save other peoples lives and when they die, they are lucky if it is even mentioned. It isnt fair. Then again, nobody said life was fair. Like the issue of Kobe having been accused of raping a women and the reporter being suspended for mentioning it, maybe 2-3 after someone dies isnt the best time to discuss issues of why others dont get the attention or the negatives of the person who died. Lets not forget at least in the case of Kobe, he left a wife and 3 other children and maybe talking about the negatives can wait.