| How on earth did we survive... on 13:02 - Nov 2 with 3152 views | homer_123 |
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| How on earth did we survive... on 13:06 - Nov 2 with 3138 views | Steve_M |
The quiet dignity of taking a few moments to remember it certainly is not. |  |
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| How on earth did we survive... on 13:06 - Nov 2 with 3141 views | tabletopjoe |
We’re living in an age of exaggerated virtue signalling, to make up for the fact that we’ve run out of virtue |  |
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| How on earth did we survive... on 13:09 - Nov 2 with 3124 views | uefacup81 |
It just seems that every corporate entity will make as much effort as possible to be seen to be remembering, lest anyone accuse them of disrespecting the fallen.
It's probably the same reason why football clubs will have a 'remembrance game' in late October because they're not playing at home on Armistice Day.
I don't see any issue with commemorating the fallen in a dignified way on the specific day, but to take it to the lengths it's taken to these days almost seems like a sort of fetishisation. |  |
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| How on earth did we survive... on 13:29 - Nov 2 with 3082 views | Illinoisblue |
It's the Diana effect. It's not enough to be upset by a "sad thing that happened"; if your're not publicly wailing in the street, do you really care? |  |
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| How on earth did we survive... on 13:50 - Nov 2 with 3034 views | uefacup81 |
| How on earth did we survive... on 13:29 - Nov 2 by Illinoisblue |
It's the Diana effect. It's not enough to be upset by a "sad thing that happened"; if your're not publicly wailing in the street, do you really care? |
I think it's more recent than that, and slightly different.
I think it's more to do with the elevation - by certain groups - of military personnel to God-like status. I think we're heading slowly but surely towards a USA-style situation where the hierarchy goes:
1) Soldiers
2) Trump
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| How on earth did we survive... on 14:00 - Nov 2 with 3009 views | BryanPlug |
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| How on earth did we survive... on 14:10 - Nov 2 with 2989 views | factual_blue |
The RBL stall in Waitrose is remarkable for its sophistication. They've even got a contactless card machine through which to donate.
We should, in my view, honour the conscripts of both world wars (and various other campaigns in the 1950s and early 1960s), the brave volunteers of 1914, and that's all.
Those men gave everything, not necessarily through informed choice. And for me, Remembrance Day is purely and simply about those men, of whom very few remain. It's a sobering thought for me that the old men of my youth were WW1 veterans, and the blokes over 35 or so were probably WW2 veterans. Now there are none of the former, and very, very few of the latter. There are unlikely to be large, civilian armies ever again, for which those of you who are young should be very, very thankful indeed.
Professional soldiery is a different kettle of fish entirely. Again, my opinion. |  |
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| How on earth did we survive... on 14:13 - Nov 2 with 2978 views | uefacup81 |
| How on earth did we survive... on 14:10 - Nov 2 by factual_blue |
The RBL stall in Waitrose is remarkable for its sophistication. They've even got a contactless card machine through which to donate.
We should, in my view, honour the conscripts of both world wars (and various other campaigns in the 1950s and early 1960s), the brave volunteers of 1914, and that's all.
Those men gave everything, not necessarily through informed choice. And for me, Remembrance Day is purely and simply about those men, of whom very few remain. It's a sobering thought for me that the old men of my youth were WW1 veterans, and the blokes over 35 or so were probably WW2 veterans. Now there are none of the former, and very, very few of the latter. There are unlikely to be large, civilian armies ever again, for which those of you who are young should be very, very thankful indeed.
Professional soldiery is a different kettle of fish entirely. Again, my opinion. |
I agree with you entirely, Facters.
Not only were the National Service/Conscription era armies completely different, so to were the wars they fought in.
Nowadays those who sign up for the armed forces know precisely what they're getting into, the risks that entails, and the nature of what they'll be doing. | |
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| How on earth did we survive... on 14:19 - Nov 2 with 2958 views | uefacup81 |
| How on earth did we survive... on 14:00 - Nov 2 by BryanPlug |
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Stuff like this sums up the commercialisation of it all, I think.
I would imagine stuff like this isn't so much RBL having the idea, but a badge company approaching them and saying "we can do these for you for £1 a pop, and you can sell them for £3 a pop. Bingo, instant £2 profit".
All of this is borne out of suppliers seeing an easy target, rather than a genuine desire for remembrance. | |
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| How on earth did we survive... on 15:59 - Nov 2 with 2873 views | J2BLUE |
| How on earth did we survive... on 14:10 - Nov 2 by factual_blue |
The RBL stall in Waitrose is remarkable for its sophistication. They've even got a contactless card machine through which to donate.
We should, in my view, honour the conscripts of both world wars (and various other campaigns in the 1950s and early 1960s), the brave volunteers of 1914, and that's all.
Those men gave everything, not necessarily through informed choice. And for me, Remembrance Day is purely and simply about those men, of whom very few remain. It's a sobering thought for me that the old men of my youth were WW1 veterans, and the blokes over 35 or so were probably WW2 veterans. Now there are none of the former, and very, very few of the latter. There are unlikely to be large, civilian armies ever again, for which those of you who are young should be very, very thankful indeed.
Professional soldiery is a different kettle of fish entirely. Again, my opinion. |
Well said. |  |
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| How on earth did we survive... on 14:10 - Nov 2 by factual_blue |
The RBL stall in Waitrose is remarkable for its sophistication. They've even got a contactless card machine through which to donate.
We should, in my view, honour the conscripts of both world wars (and various other campaigns in the 1950s and early 1960s), the brave volunteers of 1914, and that's all.
Those men gave everything, not necessarily through informed choice. And for me, Remembrance Day is purely and simply about those men, of whom very few remain. It's a sobering thought for me that the old men of my youth were WW1 veterans, and the blokes over 35 or so were probably WW2 veterans. Now there are none of the former, and very, very few of the latter. There are unlikely to be large, civilian armies ever again, for which those of you who are young should be very, very thankful indeed.
Professional soldiery is a different kettle of fish entirely. Again, my opinion. |
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| How on earth did we survive... on 19:41 - Nov 2 with 2685 views | bluejacko |
| How on earth did we survive... on 14:10 - Nov 2 by factual_blue |
The RBL stall in Waitrose is remarkable for its sophistication. They've even got a contactless card machine through which to donate.
We should, in my view, honour the conscripts of both world wars (and various other campaigns in the 1950s and early 1960s), the brave volunteers of 1914, and that's all.
Those men gave everything, not necessarily through informed choice. And for me, Remembrance Day is purely and simply about those men, of whom very few remain. It's a sobering thought for me that the old men of my youth were WW1 veterans, and the blokes over 35 or so were probably WW2 veterans. Now there are none of the former, and very, very few of the latter. There are unlikely to be large, civilian armies ever again, for which those of you who are young should be very, very thankful indeed.
Professional soldiery is a different kettle of fish entirely. Again, my opinion. |
So your views are valid in a way but are you saying that the Regular servicemen and women who gave their lives for the cause of freedom during both wars and since mean nothing?
Yes when we signed the papers we knew their was a risk that if it came to it we might not come home! To say that these people are not worth remembering is really a bit sad.
Still rest assured that their still is young men and women willing to put their lives on the line if asked to protect your and now mine freedoms! | | | |
| How on earth did we survive... on 19:44 - Nov 2 with 2680 views | Swansea_Blue |
| How on earth did we survive... on 13:06 - Nov 2 by tabletopjoe |
We’re living in an age of exaggerated virtue signalling, to make up for the fact that we’ve run out of virtue |
Erm, maybe. I think the bigger factor is that we're living in an age where everything is seen as an opportunity to make money. |  |
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| How on earth did we survive... on 22:45 - Nov 2 with 2591 views | gtsb |
| How on earth did we survive... on 19:44 - Nov 2 by Swansea_Blue |
Erm, maybe. I think the bigger factor is that we're living in an age where everything is seen as an opportunity to make money. |
Marcus Evans thought that eleven years ago and..... |  | | |
| How on earth did we survive... on 23:51 - Nov 2 with 2536 views | caught-in-limbo |
| How on earth did we survive... on 13:06 - Nov 2 by tabletopjoe |
We’re living in an age of exaggerated virtue signalling, to make up for the fact that we’ve run out of virtue |
Yep
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| How on earth did we survive... on 23:54 - Nov 2 with 2529 views | tabletopjoe |
| How on earth did we survive... on 19:44 - Nov 2 by Swansea_Blue |
Erm, maybe. I think the bigger factor is that we're living in an age where everything is seen as an opportunity to make money. |
Yes because we’ve run out of virtue | |
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| How on earth did we survive... on 05:09 - Nov 3 with 2432 views | braveblue |
Be ashamed. | | | |
| How on earth did we survive... on 07:56 - Nov 3 with 2363 views | powinswitch |
| How on earth did we survive... on 13:06 - Nov 2 by tabletopjoe |
We’re living in an age of exaggerated virtue signalling, to make up for the fact that we’ve run out of virtue |
Very well said sir. This is the most visible sign of it, and whilst i wear a poppy and am proud to do so, I am also a strong believer that those who choose not to, for whatever reason, should not be singled out for any attention.
In addition to remembering those who have served in our armed forces and made the ultimate sacrifice, in all conflicts, I also remember those members of the commonwealth military who found themselves embroiled in conflicts on our behalf, whether children of India, Australia, Belize, Canada, Sierra Leone, etc and whatever religion, colour or whatever else may allow some to see them as different. They weren’t. They were casualties as were our own glorious dead. | | | |
| How on earth did we survive... on 08:04 - Nov 3 with 2349 views | No9 |
| How on earth did we survive... on 13:02 - Nov 2 by homer_123 |
It's not at all commercialised. |
No?
How much actually gets to the man who were injured or the families of dead military men/ women? | | | |
| How on earth did we survive... on 08:05 - Nov 3 with 2348 views | Pecker |
| How on earth did we survive... on 13:29 - Nov 2 by Illinoisblue |
It's the Diana effect. It's not enough to be upset by a "sad thing that happened"; if your're not publicly wailing in the street, do you really care? |
I'm sorry to say this, but I was thinking the same about Jamie Vardy recently. Understand he was very close, he attended the Vardy's wedding, but I still find it a bit cringing that he appears on most news reports at the moment. |  | | |
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| How on earth did we survive... on 08:05 - Nov 3 by Pecker |
I'm sorry to say this, but I was thinking the same about Jamie Vardy recently. Understand he was very close, he attended the Vardy's wedding, but I still find it a bit cringing that he appears on most news reports at the moment. |
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| How on earth did we survive... on 08:15 - Nov 3 with 2336 views | Pecker |
He seems to be the face of grief at Leicester, which I find a little cringing. [Post edited 3 Nov 2018 8:17]
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| How on earth did we survive... on 08:18 - Nov 3 with 2322 views | Dubtractor |
| How on earth did we survive... on 08:04 - Nov 3 by No9 |
No?
How much actually gets to the man who were injured or the families of dead military men/ women? |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm |  |
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| How on earth did we survive... on 08:57 - Nov 3 with 2271 views | BryanPlug |
| How on earth did we survive... on 08:15 - Nov 3 by Pecker |
He seems to be the face of grief at Leicester, which I find a little cringing. [Post edited 3 Nov 2018 8:17]
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