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   From: eric@hardknocks.edu   
      
   gregpaulcarr@hotmail.com wrote...   
   >   
   > On Nov 11, 8:45 pm, Eric   wrote:   
   > > Archie wrote...   
   > >   
   > > > On Nov 11, 9:50 am, doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) wrote:   
   > >   
   > > > There are two ways to deal with Rememberance Day.   
   > >   
   > > > One way is to remember the horror and folly that war is.   
   > >   
   > > > The other way is to glorify war - almost everybody that recognizes   
   > > > Rememberance Day glorifies war and aims to militarize minds. If you do   
   > > > glorify war - all those that died, died for nothing. You are pissing   
   > > > in their dead faces.   
   > >   
   > > There's obviously a third way to deal with Remembrance Day.   
   > >   
   > > Spell it "Rememberance".  Use November 11th as a special day to show how   
   > > much you hate.  Hijack the day that was set aside to remember the horror   
   > > of war and spit in its face.  Spit in the face of veterans as well, both   
   > > literally and figuratively.     
   >   
   > Since someone once recieved a 30 day jail sentence for urinating on   
   > the tomb of the unknown soldier in Ottawa I can only imagine what   
   > sentence a judge would give to someone who started a fight by spitting   
   > on a veteran.   
      
   Spitting at vets and cenotaphs etc. seems to be a growing pastime in   
   Canada.  Google it if you don't believe me.  At least we're not in the   
   urination stage yet - as they appear to be in the UK.   
      
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