Is It EVER Okay To Celebrate Someone's Death? [Game Of Thrones Edition]

SPOILER ALERT: Detailed discussion of Game of Thrones Season 04, Episode 02 'The Lion and the Rose.' In episode 2 of season 4, The Lion and the Rose, a well-known character experiences an untimely death. Cenk took to Twitter to celebrate but was called out by a friend, asking, "Should we really be celebrating the death of anyone?" Is that a valid point? Does it make a difference if the person is fictional? Find out how the TYT Supreme Court (Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Jayar Jackson, Steven Oh and Jesus Godoy) rules on the question at hand. Check out Cenk and Ana's review of The Lion and the Rose here: http://youtu.be/fsJzt9eB7-M ********** The Largest Online News Show in the World. Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian. LIVE STREAMING weekdays 6-8pm ET. Young Turk (n), 1. Young progressive or insurgent member of an institution, movement, or political party. 2. Young person who rebels against authority or societal expectations. (American Heritage Dictionary) The Young Turks (Winner - Best Political Podcast & Best Political News Site of 2009) were the first original talk show on Sirius satellite radio and the first live, daily webcast on the internet. But that is not the revolution. We are a rare show that combines all of the news that people care about in one place. We are not afraid to talk about politics and entertainment and sports and pop culture. But that is not the revolution either. The real revolution is in daring to be honest with people. We don't patronize our viewers or lie to them. We have real conversations and deliver the news honestly. Download audio and video of the full two hour show on-demand + the members-only post game show by becoming a member at http://www.tytnetwork.com/tytmembership. Your membership supports the day to day operations and is vital for our continued success and growth. Join The Young Turks Network mailing list https://www.tytnetwork.com/secure/sign-up-free/ or Support The Young Turks by Subscribing http://www.youtube.com/user/theyoungturks?sub_confirmation=1 Like Us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheYoungTurks Follow Us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TheYoungTurks Support TYT for FREE by doing your Amazon shopping through this link (bookmark it!) http://www.amazon.com/?tag=theyoungturks-20 Get your TYT Merch: http://shoptyt.com or http://theyoungturks.spreadshirt.com/

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1. I believe it's okay for a black person to celebrate the death and/or suffering of a white person.
   
   And yes, I'm serious.
2. Could not watch this Nonsense to The end. Why Even take it serious? The villains almost always die at The end of any movie. Chillax its Not real
3. Here's another distinction worth drawing in this question: Was the dead tyrant in power when he died? If the answer is yes, you've got an opportunity to change the system for the better and it would not be illegitimate to feel excitement at the prospect. If it's a retired politician, then it could well just be mean-spiritedness. Whatever lasting legacy Margaret Thatcher may or may not have today, at the time of her death she herself was not at all relevant.
4. Nothing wrong with cheering for a fictional character's death, nothing at all. With real people, that's only a little harder. When Bin Laden and Kim Jong-Il and people like that have died, I said a prayer for them, but I was still glad they were gone and expressed how awful they were in no uncertain terms.
5. don't talk ill of the dead for they have already payed for their sins . 
6. That's what I was thinking during vampire diaries when Katharine dies like she was terrible you hated her when she was alive why love her when she was dead
7. Liberals were the ones who killed Louis XI. People weren't too sad about that.
8. are these young turks bleeding hearts actually debating this stupidity? LOL Sensitivity is a disease
9. Duh, celebrate the end of whatever horrible stuff someone was doing when they were alive and the end of them continuing to do such. Its not their death that should be celebrated but the end of their horrible acts. I would always rather someone rot and think About what they did to others to have there power stripped away than just die and never really spend time paying the time in guilt or suffering the consequences. But the death of this character meant the end of his horrible power and that is what should be celebrated.
10. Ding dong - the witch is dead.   Seriously, it's a free speech issue!
11. Why yes.  Yes, it is.
12. It's not so much the celebrating the death of the evil person, but more about celebrating the freedom from tyranny and fear.
13. Worst villain in TV history. Never watched anime eh
14. I am strongly against the death penalty but did I enjoy watchingthat SoB die? YES!!!
    We are all hypocritical, I just admit to it.
15. You know what Mr.Juger!?! I'm with on all things... but as soon as you mention klingons... thats it.. that right there, is why you are my peoples. Lol... and I absolutely adore Anna...
16. I'm a bleeding heart liberal, but I would personally take him out.
17. Ana is boring in this one.
18. Eh, maybe we shouldn't celebrate the ACT of dying or the circumstances of death. Feels kinda psychotic to me to do so. However, we should celebrate the now LACK of the person in question in our reality if he/she was a total and utter prick.
19. Fail TYT fail. Much love but...
20. I agree completely, but when Ana was talking about all the dictators and hangings and such that we've had it reminded me of when Saddam Hussein was executed, and there was speculation of some kind of abuse or something I don't quite remember during his execution. I was only in 8th grade or something, but some of my classmates were making fun of it and talking about how great it was and what horrible things they would have done to Hussein had they been at the execution, and I remember just being furious and telling them they shouldn't act like that over someone's death even though I was just as happy as anyone that he was dead. I guess what I mean is that "celebrating" is ok to an extent. You can be happy and even rejoice over someone's death if you hold at least a certain level of respect.