I think the Brits are the only people who would mourn for their head of state.

Well North Koreans would too, but forcibly.
The rest of us would be partying, maybe except for a few stuck up political supporters who act as if politicians are their daddies or something.

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DrWatson · 70-79, M

When JFK was killed, Americans of all parties mourned. Television stations stopped broadcasting their regular programming for weeks afterwards, and all we saw were news and tributes regarding Kennedy and the assassination. Sure, there were plenty of people who disagreed with him politically, but his death shocked all of us and we felt united in grief.

Nowadays, we are so divided, and we demonize the opposition so much, that it is hard for me to imagine that kind of reaction ever happening again.