Way to use someone's death for political purposes.
Aren't you ashamed of yourself? (Note to mods: trying to be really civil here, but come on!)
Cohen said something funny about his time spent meditating at a zen buddhist monastery in the hills. He said of the experience that "on a superficial level it basically gets you to stop whining"..."it makes whining the least appropriate response to suffering".*
* From his last interview, audio here: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/leonard-cohen-...