Colin Powell dead at 84

[Inmate Trump]

I’ve also seen comments from far left tankie types celebrating his death on Twitter, and I have no doubt that there are people on the opposite side of the extreme spectrum celebrating his death for a very different reason, or politicizing his vaccine status.

I hate that when someone important dies, there were inevitably be ghouls celebrating online. I hate even more that we somehow accept this. It doesn’t have to be like this.

This is no different than people celebrating Casey DeSantis’s diagnosis or Rush’s death, FYI.

Who celebrated Casey DeSantis’s diagnosis?

This kind of thing definitely happens on both sides but mostly on one side.

[Calthrina950]

This is sad news. I learned about this in a CBS News Special Report just this morning. I am pleasantly surprised that there aren't that many grave dancing comments on here as of yet, although I do expect that to change, unfortunately.

[Big Abraham]

He technically came in third in the 2016 presidential election

[Sir Mohamed]

Statement from W, for the record:

https://twitter.com/TheBushCenter/status/1450088150609670151

[Hindsight was 2020]

I’ve also seen comments from far left tankie types celebrating his death on Twitter, and I have no doubt that there are people on the opposite side of the extreme spectrum celebrating his death for a very different reason, or politicizing his vaccine status.

I hate that when someone important dies, there were inevitably be ghouls celebrating online. I hate even more that we somehow accept this. It doesn’t have to be like this.

This is no different than people celebrating Casey DeSantis’s diagnosis or Rush’s death, FYI.

Umm no. Rush did disgusting things beyond partisanship in his life that makes the lack of sympathy way more justifiable than here

[Atlas Force]

Oh man, I didn’t even know he had it…

RIP

[brucejoel99]

Holy sh*t. Very sad, I've always respected him. RIP, General.

[brucejoel99]

Oh god, here we go:

https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1450099373619154951
EDIT: Fox's John Roberts deleted his initial tweet but here's a screenshot of this as it originally looked:

[jojoju1998]

I just realized that both Rumsfeld and Powell had multiple myeloma. Is it me or this specific cancer is getting more common ?

[Alben Barkley]

I just realized that both Rumsfeld and Powell had multiple myeloma. Is it me or this specific cancer is getting more common ?

I don’t know if it’s getting more common or if it’s just that these guys got older and more likely to contract it. No doubt it played a role in Powell’s immune system being too weak to fight COVID even with the vaccine, sadly.

[Pyro]

Fair take. War criminals are war criminals, even if they apologize after the fact.

https://twitter.com/marclamonthill/status/1450092574212042752

[jojoju1998]

Oh my gosh, apparently he also had Parkinson's. https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1450078174390497284
His Wife also had Covid 19 but responded well to treatment.

Colin Powell was sadly a dead man walking. Parkinson's. Cancer. Covid 19 was just the tip of the iceberg.

[Big Abraham]

I’ve also seen comments from far left tankie types celebrating his death on Twitter, and I have no doubt that there are people on the opposite side of the extreme spectrum celebrating his death for a very different reason, or politicizing his vaccine status.

I hate that when someone important dies, there were inevitably be ghouls celebrating online. I hate even more that we somehow accept this. It doesn’t have to be like this.

This is no different than people celebrating Casey DeSantis’s diagnosis or Rush’s death, FYI.

Umm no. Rush did disgusting things beyond partisanship in his life that makes the lack of sympathy way more justifiable than here

Powell was worse than Rush Limbaugh by virtue of being a war criminal, no matter how "nice guy FF one of the good Republicans" he might be in the eyes of liberals.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

RIP. He was fully vaccinated too. Remember, COVID vaccines don't work unless everyone takes them.

He also had multiple myeloma.

[Roll Roons]

RIP. He was fully vaccinated too. Remember, COVID vaccines don't work unless everyone takes them.

He also had multiple myeloma.

And he was 84.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Secretary Powell imo will be remembered for his role in winning the Gulf War in less than 6 weeks with very few casualties. Also we might have avoided Iraq or at the very least handled it way better if Bush listened to Powell more than Rumsfeld.

RIP FF

[SWE]

A despicable man who dedicated his life to making the world worse.

[Skunk]

Won't say anything about my thoughts of the man himself to be nice, but it should have been Kissinger instead.

[Big Abraham]

Won't say anything about my thoughts of the man himself to be nice, but it should have been Kissinger instead.

The press will probably call him a war hero when he passes, too.

[Torie]

The more vulnerable one is, the more important to get a booster shot. That is why I lied to get mine 6 weeks early.

https://www.foxnews.com/health/colin-powell-covid-complications-vaccine-medical-experts

[No War, but the War on Christmas]

Condolences to his loved ones, other’s have already conveyed my opinions about the man himself.

[GeneralMacArthur]

Why are people acting like Colin Powell is singlehandedly responsible for the Iraq War?  I thought Hillary Clinton Joe Biden was singlehandedly responsible for it.

Also anyone acting like this is proof that vaccines don't work is an idiot.  Powell had Parkinson's and multiple myeloma and had specifically done treatments for multiple myeloma that trash your immune system.  It's an extremely abnormal case and almost any similar flu-like virus would probably have killed him.  Any journalistic outlet that says "he died of COVID, he was vaccinated" without including that he was also severely immunocompromised should be punished for spreading COVID misinformation and promoting vaccine hesitancy.

[Donerail]

This is proof that vaccines do not work if you lie to the United Nations beforehand. If you simply avoid doing that the vaccine will still work fine.

[😥]

Rest in peace. A true American hero and devoted statesman

[SWE]

Why are people acting like Colin Powell is singlehandedly responsible for the Iraq War?  I thought Hillary Clinton Joe Biden was singlehandedly responsible for it.

Amazing to me that you tried to come up with a smug take but flopped so hard. Yeah, the fact that you don't understand the concept of multiple people being complicit in a crime is an own on others, sure thing.