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80 years ago today, Heinrich Himmler, a German Nazi politician and military leader, committed suicide in British custody by biting into a hidden potassium cyanide pill. (sopuli.xyz)
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[–] stickly@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not about giving anyone power, there's just no benefit to it. You don't have to go full damnatio memoriae, but why bother putting a sign over the shitbag instead of the guys who beat him? If we put a sign over the grave of every dead asshole we'd run out of space.

Desecrate the body all you want, and when it's done let the birds carry away the rest. Spending all that time and effort on a urinal doesn't exactly project confidence and security. Even if he held some powerful office in life he's not a mythical demon, he's a fascist who's just as dead as the rest.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

If we put a sign over the grave of every dead asshole we'd run out of space.

Don't tell a generation of sign makers there is no more room left for signs and expect anyone to listen.