I never liked or adhered to social pressure myself, so I can relate to what you are saying Rob.
Most armies today are professional (you pass a test and you re hired), for those guys, like me and you, the universal law of nature states you reap what you sow. Prior to that kids/men were taken away by their govt. and sent to die. Those I feel sorry for. On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Robert Heath <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh dear.............I seem to have annoyed a few people. Didn't expect that! > > Perhaps I should clarify.................what I object to is the way > EVERYBODY is forced to "remember" those who died in wars at this time of > year. Firstly, this is not true remembrance, just doing waht everybody else > is doing..............secondly, it gives people an excuse to forget all about > these issues for the rest of the year. I feel exactly the same way about > Mother's Day and Father's Day; I try to love and respect my parents every day > of the year. > > I quite deliberately used the word FASCISM because the idea of everybody > being told what to think and when, and being bullied and coerced into wearing > symbols, is exactly what the brave conscripts in WW2 were fighting against. > > I don't expect much agreement from this list, though, given the Daily Mail > opinions that were expressed recently about the Scots. That's another reason > why Celtic & Rangers should not be allowed to join the PL.............I bet > they didn't embroider poppies onto their shirts this weekend! Or maybe they > did (I have no idea)...........in which case they SHOULD be allowed to > join...........to replace those 5 clubs who refused to do so. > _____ > > From: Richard Walker [mailto:[email protected]] > To: Robert Heath [mailto:[email protected]], Leeds List > [mailto:[email protected]], [email protected] > Sent: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:19:56 +0100 > Subject: Re: [LU] Game > > > > That probably explains why you live don't live over here anymore. Poppy > fascism - ffs ! > > > > _____ > > From: Robert Heath <[email protected]> > To: Richard Walker <[email protected]>; Leeds List > <[email protected]>; [email protected] > Sent: Sun, 8 November, 2009 0:29:18 > Subject: Re: [LU] Game > > > > > The biggest talking point so far is the Leeds fans ruining the minutes > silence for the war dead. I can only think that it was supporters either > coming into the ground or outside that caused the noise ? Hope so anyway. > > > Hope not! I would be proud of any Leeds fans who made a stand against all > the ridiculous poppy fascism which consumes this country every November. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > http://www.worldnet.org.uk WorldNET2009 > > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > http://www.worldnet.org.uk WorldNET2009 > _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist http://www.worldnet.org.uk WorldNET2009
