Should We Be Honoring the Life of George H. W. Bush?

As many people know, Former President George H. W. Bush died last Friday. The news of his death has been prominent on network news, as well as social media sites, such as Twitter.

Many tweets such as these have been honoring his life, presidency and legacy. However, some people have not been honoring him, and instead reminding people about the bad things he did during his presidency.

The tweets touch on several things Bush did during his presidency, including preventing Carter from freeing American hostages from Iran, bombing innocent civilians in Panama and Iraq and not providing funding for people with AIDS during the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Are these people wrong for not honoring his life, and instead condemning it?

It’s always sad when someone dies, especially someone famous who was a U.S. president. However, should we honor their life when they played a role in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people? I think Americans should acknowledge Bush’s passing, but also acknowledge the role he played in the deaths of countless others.

Ironically, Bush passed away on World AIDS Day. Maybe, instead of honoring Bush, we should honor the people who lost their lives to AIDS instead.

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