tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543011315858879643.post6022987283460638455..comments2024-03-28T22:24:56.822+00:00Comments on The Foggy Mirror: And Then, A ‘Debate’...Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748642117191968075noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543011315858879643.post-4694588847098228152016-06-09T12:58:20.456+01:002016-06-09T12:58:20.456+01:00Caratacus,
There were many, despite conscription,...Caratacus,<br /><br />There were many, despite conscription, who's love for their country, their beleif in freedom and way of life far outstripped the concept of conscription. They gave their all freely for what they saw as freedom from opression, not only for their generation but also those that were to follow.<br /><br />The conciencious objector was equally as brave, some of them willinglyRippernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543011315858879643.post-491722400277183652016-06-08T21:27:36.004+01:002016-06-08T21:27:36.004+01:00Well said, Mac.
I do become a bit pensive though ...Well said, Mac.<br /><br />I do become a bit pensive though about the phrase “they gave their lives …” – they did not give their lives. They were conscripted and had their lives stolen from them by a cynical State and pissed away for the financial gain of the politicians’ masters. And when I see that greatest war criminal of modern times – Blair – in attendance at the Cenotaph, I harbour very Caratacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676339602955090535noreply@blogger.com