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Quote from: M3ta7h3adbut we are all guilty of painting americans with the same brush so theres no difference between us.

speak for yourself  

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If you can hand on heart say that you havent said a comment after saying "americans.." or "america" then fair cop.

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Quote from: M3ta7h3adbut we are all guilty of painting americans with the same brush so theres no difference between us.

speak for yourself  

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If you can hand on heart say that you havent said a comment after saying "americans.." or "america" then fair cop.

it was a bit of sarcasm. He previously posted the same thing.

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Quote from: MaldonadoCan we call this as maximusotter 0 - everyone else 1, and call it a day?

Not really because you arent the spokesperson for my opinion... let alone "everyone else".

He has some valid points there, granted his "ceremony obcession" line was uncalled for but we are all guilty of painting americans with the same brush so theres no difference between us.

there.

aye fair cop

Quote from: MaldonadoCan we call this as maximusotter 0 - everyone else 1, and call it a day?

Fine by me.  Although I make it about 0-15 by now....

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Quote from: maximusotter17 people died in an explosion in Bahgdad yesterday. Make sure to light a candle and stand on one foot for them. Tomorrow Ill be throwing 1/4 of a dead chicken at the wall to commemorate six Chinese that died of hemmoroids in 56.

you do act like a complete twat sometimes max

Except its a valid point, it certainly isnt the number who died that we celebrate or the injured. TBH, taken to the basest point, it was just two loads of men trying to kill each other. Within a few years the Christmas tsunami will be a distant memory and the New Orleans floods will be virtually forgotten except for the place being a bad place to set up home.

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Why:

MONTEITH, JIMMIE W., JR.,

Im a Montieth too

No known relation to Kelly, the supposed commedian, though...

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Quote from: brummietsunami vistims etc didnt "give" their life willingly so i could live mine

Yawn.

Neither did the boys of WWII. They were drafted or otherwise required to serve. There were heroic moments of history to be sure, as there was in Sudan yesterday, when a woman went on a trek to get water for her dying diarrheic child.

thats not heroic, thats necessity

She could just give up but thats not the point, she did whatever she had to for her child to survive, not herself, thats the point of heroisim, you might not survive.

Quote from: MaldonadoCan we call this as maximusotter 0 - everyone else 1, and call it a day?

No, best you can hope for is a 1-1 draw...

Quote from: maximusotterBig deal. The British have ceremony obsession.

True, but so do the Americans. They have to nick the British music though

badabing - your comment i felt was unjust.

having family who served on those beaches i feel it may not give a right to preach, or put myself on a pedastool. however such behaviour will alienate people from our community.

please remember not everyone remembers the same things when dealing with everyday events. fair enough i did a massive amount of charity work, performing a lot of charity galas, blitz balls and rememberance parade.
from birth i have had to remember what has happened, and i can assure you, knowing this.

we have to move on, remember yes. remind those what happened, but still move on. for its what society needs. not to look backwards. but to look forwards.

and name calling, ostracising someone or arguing what life is more important. some innocents or someone who was conscripted. you cannot compare human life.

Quote from: redwe have to move on, remember yes. remind those what happened, but still move on. for its what society needs. not to look backwards. but to look forwards.

the country/world is gowing down the pan, all we have left is our history !

Max has a point, just because it doesnt have the impact on him as it does to others doesnt open the flood gates to the kind of abuse above.


For example, personally I think the hillsborough disaster was tragic, im not going to scald someone who doesnt give a toss though.


Besides you think anyone in the world other than your family and friends is going to remember you when you die? Youre a one in a million if they do.


Its a hard world, accept it.

Quote from: matt5cottMax has a point, just because it doesnt have the impact on him as it does to others doesnt open the flood gates to the kind of abuse above.

I think it does, if he takes for granted the sacrifices made by our grandparents etc.. then he should be reminded

all of my grandfathers friends were tied to trees and used for bayonet practise by the enemy (while they were still alive)

anyone who isnt grateful for that, or anyone who doesnt respect that, should be tied to a tree and used like that themselves.

people get run over and die every day and no-one remembers... but if someone gets run over saving a child from being run over, then that should be remembered.

Quote from: knightypeople get run over and die every day and no-one remembers... but if someone gets run over saving a child from being run over, then that should be remembered.

Unfortunately they never do.

A person who runs into a house after a missing child and comes out with that child is a hero, a person who runs into a burning house and comes out in a body bag was a fool. Such are the ways in life.