As for Kaczynski, as far as politicians go, he was of the worst kind – a nationalist, homophobic freak, a USA-loving warmonger, an anti-libertarian on pretty much every issue. If you count up all the deaths he'd been responsible for, directly or indirectly, I'm sure the number would rival that of those who died in the plane crash. And yet, many people I know wept for him, even though they had passionately hated him earlier.

What is most sad to me is that nobody gives a flying f*ck when peope die in Afghanistan or Iraq or because of police brutality, homophobia, misogyny, or even natural disasters – but people like Kaczynski, who have contributed less than nothing to the advancement of humanity are hailed as though they were Caesars.

But, well, as they say:

All that was forgotten once he took his final breath

Even wankers turn into top blokes after death