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Originally posted by sarah_webinc
campaigned for the rights of the disabled and had a loud enough voice to make a difference, fought to make people research his condition which will help everyone that went after him, possibly changed the nation's attitudes towards stem cell research (along with other people) and volunteered his own body as a guinea pig for new treatments.
I understand what you are saying as a whole and the answer is that it is an expression of our collective consciousness. People note the passing of some one well known in their communities and these people are part of our global community in that they are a name we all know. Just like people can talk to each other about where they were when Kennedy was shot ,when they heard the Challenger blew up or when the WTC was hit.
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I guess my point is why do we elevate them to such stature in the first place.
You can't exactly compare John Kennedy to Christopher Reeve. That's what I'm saying.