THE VOICE OF REASON Solon, (born c. 630 BCE—died c. 560 BCE), Athenian statesman, known as one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece (the others were Chilon of Sparta, Thales of Miletus, Bias of Priene, Cleobulus of Lindos, Pittacus of Mytilene, and Periander of Corinth). Solon ended exclusive aristocratic control of the government, substituted a system of control by the wealthy, and introduced a new and more humane law code. He was also a noted poet.
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Remembrance Day claptrap
There is no need for Remembrance Day. Before Remembrance Day there were plenty of stupid fuckers prepared to do and die and not question why. Plenty more where they came from. Soldiering is a vocation, just like politics, because some people just like fighting and others arguing. You do it because you want to. So shut it with the sentimental claptrap. They dead and still living soldiers don't need you to shut up for one minute. Stopping the stupid war by stabbing a pro-war MP would be more constructive, if you want to stop more people dying for Bush, Blair, Brown and Israel. But you don't care, do you, not until everything starts hurting a whole lot more.
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Whilst your comments may be true for modern day soldiering, back in 1942 there was little choice, you either went to jail, went to fight or went and got an exempt job and if you were frightened they shot you.
In one sense there is no need for Remembrance Sunday in that all who have lost loved ones remember them every second of every day. It gives the pious hipocrits in power a chance to 'appear' sombre and grateful, whether they mean it or not is open to question. But the remembrance parade recognises those dead, who died doing their job, not as they would declare as heroes or being brave, but just doing their job. You don't sign up to die, you sign up to be part of a family, a community, and to do your best at the tasks given. And if during the past conflicts when people took up arms to defend these shores and our beliefs against an enemy bent on invasion and control, then there was little choice in the matter - it was life or death, defeat and surrender were not an option.
It's a great shame that one day in the year does not unite people against the fraud and deceit which current, and former governments dish out to the people. The solidarity shown during the two minutes silence has to be experienced to be understood. The people have the power, and perhaps due to voting changing nothing, this Remembrance Sunday is one way of amalgamating the many in silent gesture of all that is wrong with society and the world. Long may it survive. Remember them.
Of course there is going to be trouble when there is a long, unpopular and unwinnable war PLUS the presence in this country of large number of Muslims who feel disposed to side with the two Muslim countries invaded, and to resent the power - Israel - that was the cause of US and UK foreign policy that caused 9/11.
I am not Muslim and I am angry, so I imagine those who are would be much much angrier.
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