This guy I know really just posted on FB saying Bush doesn't deserve a mourning day because Reagan and JFK didn't get one... What? Seriously dude?

I mean if he wants to argue other reasons why the late former President George H.W Bush doesn't deserve a mourning day and give actual correct facts/information to that or even just give an opinion then I won't say shit, but he's basing it off two other former late Presidents assuming that they didn't also have a mourning day... which is wrong because Reagan had a national mourning day and for JFK basically every day for the first two weeks after his assassination was technically a mourning day, but he also had a official national mourning day as well. Of course this guy wasn't alive during either time since he's my age, but I wasn't alive either yet I still know enough about history to know he's wrong/ to know the he shouldn't be saying things that he knows nothing about or hasn't properly researched... Also he spelt Reagan as "Regean" so I guess that speaks volumes...
Edit: When I wrote this I was tired and wasn't thinking 100% straight. This guy and I were alive when Reagan died but were still pretty young obviously weren't alive when JFK died. My mind blanked on that.

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hlpflwthat · M

LBJ delared Nov 25, 1963 a national day of mourning for Kennedy. GW Bush declared June 11, 2004 a day of mourning for Reagan. I'd expect both of you were alive for Reagan's death in 2004, though I could understand why a young child might not remember the event.

NaturallyPeculiar · 26-30, F

@hlpflwthat Ah. My bad. We were alive for Reagan's death but yeah it's not something I remember a lot because I was young it wasn't really considered a tragic event so it slips my memory. Like if you mention 9/11 even though I was very young then I can tell you exactly where I was at what I was doing but Reagan's death is a blank though I knew he did have a day of mourning.

hlpflwthat · M

@NaturallyPeculiar I totally understand. I remember a 'calamity' at the time of JFK's death, similar to 9/11. But all I truly recall are the images of the Kennedy children and learning that they wouldn't have a father any more.

Any clue why this friend of yours would be critical of a 'Day of Mourning' - is he just a blabbermouth?

NaturallyPeculiar · 26-30, F

@hlpflwthat
I don't know why but he's acting like the "Day of Mourning" thing is a new concept that they're only using now that Bush died and he just started ranting and mistakenly said that JFK and Reagan didn't get one so neither should Bush.

hlpflwthat · M

Better to be quiet and presumed a fool, than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.

Not that I'm any huge Bush fan. But what a weird battle to pick 🙄