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mymadam:

—The Successor of Lincoln was named Johnson
—The Succesccor of Kennedy was named Johnson

—Lincoln was shot in the theatre and the assassin ran to the Warehouse

—Kennedy was shot in the warehouse and the assassin ran to the theatre

NwaNimo1:
Slavery reloading.....

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Ayanfe29:
Why na?

WoundedLamb:
You can't feel the absence of someone whose presence you never felt. This is a fact and there's no point pretending otherwise.

I think it's naturally a matter of how famous one was. People die everyday but only a few get such attention and regardless of how we view it, it remains a fact that people only celebrate the lives of people they felt connected to. It's not a matter of where one comes from. I cried when Micheal Jackson died but didn't really feel anything when Yaradua died asides pity for the family, yet I'm originally Nigerian and he was the president. That was because I hardly knew Yaradua but I felt connected to Micheal cause I grew up listening to his songs. All the plane crashes that have happened in the past had someone piloting the planes, how many of them got such attention? They were not less human but you can't share their pics pretending to be moody about their demise when you aren't.

Chadwick death isn't being talked about just because he was an actor. He got the attention cause a lot of people knew him when he was alive. His followers will miss his tweets, his fans will miss his face on the screen, etc. He represented a height for blacks in Hollywood. His existence was significant to a lot of people. On the other hand, people didn't really know Chika when he was alive so even though he died a hero, the connection wasn't there. To his friends and family, his life was far more significant than that of Chadwick and they must be feeling his absence more. But for the rest of us, nothing really changed and we can't pretend otherwise just to appear good.

May their souls rest in peace.

Openbusiness:
I disagree. There's beauty in the land of Nigeria and Africa. [\b] It's just that the country and Continent have been plagued with bad governments and bad governance[b]