It’s right to lower the flag for John McCain. Rituals of grief help us all | Julian Baggini

From flags at half-mast to silence at a football match in Genoa, these communal acts acknowledge the humanity we share

The list of people with more dignity than Donald Trump grows by the day. This week we can add football fans. On Sunday, supporters of Genoa spent the first 43 minutes of their team’s match against Empoli in almost unbroken silence, to remember the 43 people who died when a bridge collapsed in the city. The next day, the White House churlishly raised the stars and stripes which had been standing at half-mast for senator John McCain, when the convention is for it to remain lowered until the funeral.

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