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Old 01-13-12, 04:29 PM   #90
Takeda Shingen
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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo View Post
No, I am saying that because he did something that is not in the realm of standard behavior today (but that was historically traditional in this as well as many other cultures previously) - people are saying he is bat**** crazy.

Columbus was bat******** crazy. Copernicus was too. The man made a choice to honor his grief and the life that was lost in a way that he felt was most appropriate for he and his family. He felt a life was lost - and he grieved and said a goodbye in his own way. How is that somehow wrong, crazy and worthy of ridicule?
I understand what you are saying, but you're not seriously lumping Ricky Santorum with Columbus and Copernicus, are you?
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