Acutely aware, and choose to conveniently forget.Originally posted by Chewie UK@27 March 2004 - 01:39
I think both UK and US governments are acutely aware of atrocities in their own respective pasts.
Acutely aware, and choose to conveniently forget.Originally posted by Chewie UK@27 March 2004 - 01:39
I think both UK and US governments are acutely aware of atrocities in their own respective pasts.
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The UK for example, introduced the world to the magic of indiscriminate bombing of civilian populations via aircraft.
I believe we introduced it against some people called "the Kurds" in a place called "Iraq" in the 1920's.
We tried to use chemical bombs; but alas, our technology at the time was not upto that.....
An It Harm None, Do What You Will
Or in 1916 when the British used a mounted machine gun on a crowd at a hurling match in retribution for the killing of a British soldier, or again in 1972, at the massacre during civil rights march.
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Both of which have never been acknowledged as war crimes.Originally posted by mrcall1969@27 March 2004 - 01:24
Or in 1916 when the British used a mounted machine gun on a crowd at a hurling match in retribution for the killing of a British soldier, or again in 1972, at the massacre during civil rights march.
The Saville Inquiry came 30 years too late.
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Boxer Rebellion, African Colonies.... man there is just too many to count.....
And thats the British (UK) as a whole............ (still want to inc the hurling? or add it below?)
Dont even get us started on those purely English B'stards.....(Ireland, Scotland, Wales etc before (and after) the Union)
An It Harm None, Do What You Will
Highland clearances, potato famine, 19th century India........the list goes on.
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Cromwell. He sure kicked the shit out of us.
So, with the UK's past history, what gives us the right to decide what is right or wrong in the world?
BTW, if anyone accuses this of going off topic, it was RF that started it
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Much as i agree history can throw up instance from all nations past terrors i do feel that it doesn't really append to the people that live in those nations TODAY.
We wouldn't execute someone because their father comitted a murder so why blame current decendents for the acts of their forefathers?.
there is plenty of current violations going on to talk about.
it’s an election with no Democrats, in one of the whitest states in the union, where rich candidates pay $35 for your votes. Or, as Republicans call it, their vision for the future.
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Should we then forget about unresolved atrocities?Originally posted by vidcc@27 March 2004 - 02:12
Much as i agree history can throw up instance from all nations past terrors i do feel that it doesn't really append to the people that live in those nations TODAY.
We wouldn't execute someone because their father comitted a murder so why blame current decendents for the acts of their forefathers?.
there is plenty of current violations going on to talk about.
There is plenty of room for being agrieved over injustice. The matter of Bloody Sunday is as relevant (to it's victims and survivors, at least) today as it ever was.
One injustice doesn't bump another one out.
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