Hypothetical question Re: Our war dead.....

By 'honour and respect' do you mean obide by the minute silence and wear a poppy?

Yes and would not, sober or drunk urinate on any war memorial.

I'd say about 23.76%.

Forgetting outward shows of respect but just respect in the mind.

It would be nice if the same amount of outrage were shown about the lack of respect for the living.

Yes and would not, sober or drunk urinate on any war memorial.

like drink driving... when sober it appals us, but after a few drinks your rationale disappears

Yes and would not, sober or drunk urinate on any war memorial.

like drink driving... when sober it appals us, but after a few drinks your rationale disappears

i never really understand honouring the dead

would you want people to honour you when you die?

or move on

i mean beyond your funeral

If I gave my life for my country I'd like to think subsequent generations could take a few minutes away from their skinny lattes and X-Boxes to remember me.

it's about remembering the war actually happened in gruesome conditions

yea war is hell

but the great war was hell on earth

rogerthebutler 26 Nov 20:50
if I gave my life for my country I'd like to think subsequent generations could take a few minutes away from their skinny lattes and X-Boxes to remember me.
I thoroughly agree with that statement. I notice most of you dodged the question which has nothing to do with drink driving.

we can see the war happened from documentaries

there has to be a time when we eventually move on and forget

plenty of wars from over a hundred years ago which are never mentioned now

i suppose there's a cycle on it and in 30 years there won't be much mention of ww2

pretty much all the survivors will be dead

I haven't forgotten Agincourt and that was in the 15th Century!

lol

WW1 is memorable because

millions and millions died, unlike any other war, except for WW2

it was also very gruesome etc

Remember that in WW1 & 2 many good young men died in defence of their countries

The countries we now live in with liberty.

yes but it's not like germany are our enemy is it?

not disputing the bravery but it's not like we fought off a rogue planet

just dumb humans fighting each other

and now we've grown up a bit

I still hate Germans, they were a pest when I had to live with 2 of those f.ucks(with no option) in 1998

lol

it's not like germany are our enemy is it?

Let's see how you feel about that in ten years.

canaryboy 26 Nov 21:05
yes but it's not like germany are our enemy is it?

They were during the war and that is what counts. Our brave war dead faught to defend their way of life and ours now. If you have dark hair or dark eyes be thankful you are alive.

i have black hair and brown eyes

and if i hadn't been born i wouldn't be able to appreciate being born

Be thankful then, don't ask why i don't think you that daft.

canaryboy, you would have been born with a porno haircut and blue eyes, talking herman german

if the playground bully attacks a weaker child he's condemned as a coward. right?
yet when the combined forces of the military superpowers of the usa and uk attack a virtually defenceless people they are hailed as heroes.
what's wrong with this picture?

i wouldn't call the soldiers marauding through afghanistan heroes- i'd be ashamed.

Remember one thing, the soldier only goes where he is told to go by a democratically elected government, don't blame the soldier.

No one is marauding through Afghanistan. And we have rules of engagement. Your Taliban have no such scruples.

yes but when an older child stops a younger child from bullying an even younger one then thats the thing to do!!

i dont think anybody cares that much if you are incapable of showing respect canaryboy-its your problem and shallowness not others

Canaryboy, conscientious objector or collaborator?

i do have respect

there's a difference between that and public shows of honouring

Ozzy Osbourne**ed on the Alamo monument whilst wearing a dress.

The youngsters nowdays have now sense of style or occasion.

i'm a pacifist