1. Perhaps she felt uncomfortable applauding at a memorial...
The fact it was a very public event held in a sports stadium gave it a far more casual and less gravely serious atmosphere, but it was still a memorial, so it may have seemed inappropriate to her to have applause. :shrug:
4. For those of her age, applause at a MEMORIAL SERVICE is inappropriate.
These days it's all the rage, but that's a very recent thing. I am divided as to how I feel about it, and the cheering and chanting. People are dead and grievously wounded and this is traditionally a somber time for serious reflection.
But people will do what moves them. Times change. She is just from another time.
It's probably a hold-over from her days on the Supreme Court where all the judges make every attempt to not show their own personal opinions or reactions in public.
6. SCOTUS judges are supposed to exercise apolitical response.
I'm a federal government appointee, and we cannot show outward political deference in similar settings. I think she's used to being apolitical in that way.
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