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Should Britain celebrate WW1 start?
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Should Britain celebrate WW1 start?
11Yes - lets support Churchill's poppy project36.36%4No - we should improve relations36.36%4Celebrate the birth of andyw's mum in 1914.27.27%3 -
We need to commemorate the war. Whether commemorating is celebrating is a question for others...Originally posted by BrilloPad View Postmerely at clientco for the entertainment -
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostThis seems like a reasonable request.Germany has intervened in the debate over how to mark the centenary of the First World War, with a call for Britain not to make its commemorations too celebratory.
Commemorate if you want, but celebrate? Surely not...Comment
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What's to celebrate about WW1? WW2, sure - defeat of Nazism. But WW1 - which led to Nazism?Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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It wasn't WW1 that lead to Nazism but the decisions afterwards to punish Germany.Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostWhat's to celebrate about WW1? WW2, sure - defeat of Nazism. But WW1 - which led to Nazism?merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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I think some want to remember the senseless loss of life. And some to dredge up the past to cover up what a mess this country is in.Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostWhat's to celebrate about WW1? WW2, sure - defeat of Nazism. But WW1 - which led to Nazism?Comment
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In fact you can go further back. WW1 was caused by Napoleon's legacy therefore, WW1 and WW2 was indirectly caused by the French.Originally posted by eek View PostIt wasn't WW1 that lead to Nazism but the decisions afterwards to punish Germany."A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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If we are blaming the French we can go back to 1066Originally posted by Paddy View PostIn fact you can go further back. WW1 was caused by Napoleon's legacy therefore, WW1 and WW2 was indirectly caused by the French.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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I blame the romans. What did they ever do for us?Originally posted by eek View PostIf we are blaming the French we can go back to 1066Comment
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