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Re: A question of remembrance...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 1 May 2001 14:52:50 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> > > Turkey and Israel are "free to take care of it". However, both have a
> > > history of ignoring human rights and murdering civilians in the process.
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> > That's the way of blood feuds. Or gang-warfare. Or <your phrase of choice
> > here>!
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> > Still, a less polemical tone might be more appropriate for someone in Great
> > Britian. Britain is hardly a country without fault, historically speaking.
> > If the sun never set on the British empire, believe me -- it's control was
> > built upon atrocities with a human cost. Don't get me started...
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> That was in the bad old days... most other countries were doing pretty much
> the same - or wanted to. But sure, I'm still not proud of it. Anyhow, we
> have rebranded ourselves as the "UK" :-)
Heh. It may be sobering to point out that the "brand" of
UK was born in 1800, following the forced Act of Union with
Ireland. That's when the name becomes valid, and it starts
a new era of incredible colonial bloodshed.
But I'm not sure all of that is entirely past--it may only
seem so because Britain's power has waned so much. But the
capital benefits gained from those atrocities has remained;
just walk around the West End of London and gaze up at the
Georgian, Victorian, and Edwardian buildings and monuments.
Speaking of senseless violence, I wonder what the protesters
have gotten up to today...?
best
LFB
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| (...) Indeed. But is was not until more recently untail it came into common usage. Most of the the world still refers to the UK as Britain, or more annoyingly England. (...) I do not doubt what you are saying. However, I have to say that the same (...) (23 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) That was in the bad old days... most other countries were doing pretty much the same - or wanted to. But sure, I'm still not proud of it. Anyhow, we have rebranded ourselves as the "UK" :-) (...) I view some laws as protection for the poor or (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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