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2005-07-14 Britain

Anger At Government Grows In Bombings' Wake

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Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2005-07-14 16:59|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 We've learned absolutely nothing from history, have we?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-07-14 18:24|| 2005-07-14 18:24|| Front Page Top

#2 We never do.

Maybe because the schools don't teach it.

It wouldn't be the multicultural thing to do. :-(

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2005-07-14 18:27|| 2005-07-14 18:27|| Front Page Top

#3 bigjim-ky is right.

But the lesson not learned is that leftists will use the same tired strategy of blaming the good guys first while protecting the scum of the earth, pre-emptively turning the conversation toward THEIR contextual ideals. They did it then, they do it now, they'll continue doing it until they get tired of merciless ridicule and mockery.

Take back the conversation and have a few yucks at their expense (Living in Boulder, I get plenty of practice)! When some idiot starts in with their screed, LAUGH AT THEM. For instance, a fun response to oh-so-many lefty topics is, "Since you obviously have no interest in self preservation and can't be taken seriously, I'll just stand here and laugh at your spittle-spewing pie-hole for a minute or two. Hey, wait, don't leave...yet".

Posted by Hyper">Hyper 2005-07-14 18:42|| 2005-07-14 18:42|| Front Page Top

#4 The aggressive actions of the US warship "Greer" only three days ago, in which its sailors lobbed depth charges at a German submarine (though fortunately with no casualties), has only fed such concerns.

Oh, this is TOO cool! Greer. Like Admiral Greer, from "Hunt for Red October"? Just a coincidence, you say? Maybe. Greer was the first US ship to fire on a suspected German submarine, in 1940. It was escorting a British convoy near Iceland. That's bit past the 12-mile limit, folks!

What was the name of the ship prominent in Clancy's novel, "Hunt for Red October"? (And also in "Red Storm Rising")? Oh, yeah. The "Rueben James". What was the first US Navy shipsunk in WW II? Well, you know! And when? Three or four months before Pearl Harbor. Clancy knew his history!

Can you imagine Dan Rather finding out about that? FDR could've been impeached. How quickly we forget. Should he have been? No, he was leading the US in the correct direction, but history would not recognize that fact for quite a while.

Those who can not remember the past a condemned to ....ummm... I forget.

Posted by Bobby 2005-07-14 21:39|| 2005-07-14 21:39|| Front Page Top

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