tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post8481432343752473167..comments2023-10-28T19:42:01.039+01:00Comments on Going fast, getting nowhere: Wise wordsRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-9593973073835149882010-11-15T01:53:04.178+00:002010-11-15T01:53:04.178+00:00Yes, that was copied word for word. I think his c...Yes, that was copied word for word. I think his comments were about the 'celebrity' poppy/recreational grief thing. If remembrance becomes just a fashion statement, then I can agree with him that it has lost its dignity and meaning. It was a long article, and limitations of time and being arsed prevented me from quoting more.<br /><br />More people wear poppies today than when I was a child, but I sometimes wonder if wearing a poppy has become the new political correctness. A newsreader without one attracts comment and criticism, when it should be a personal choice.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-5082760976762147982010-11-15T00:13:35.193+00:002010-11-15T00:13:35.193+00:00Did he really say that.. "mawkish.. Diana..Gr...Did he really say that.. "mawkish.. Diana..Graceland" stuff?<br /><br />I am not sure here. Yes, it can get a bit proscriptive, what with people being denounced for not wearing poppies, but we are under siege in this country from the liberal elite who deny what this country is about and who is trying to destroy it, and under fire from Islamic extremists who want to blow us up.<br /><br />Timely reminders of why we are free, hopefully devoid of faux sentiment, are, I think, so crucial.Wrinkled Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291551539649118631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-73468251011267245152010-11-14T03:42:45.021+00:002010-11-14T03:42:45.021+00:00Same old, same old.
'Twas ever thus, I'm ...Same old, same old.<br /><br />'Twas ever thus, I'm afraid.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-29577056891904624462010-11-14T02:20:23.841+00:002010-11-14T02:20:23.841+00:00" the outcome would be largely beneficial.&qu..." the outcome would be largely beneficial."<br /><br />Ha ha. Doubt it. Millions maimed or killed. Millions of houses destroyed. Thousands killed by firing squad for losing their minds. Governments short changing their troops up to the present day ( Cameron reneging on his promise not to reduce widows pensions - then reducing widows pensions by tagging them to the consumer price index rather than retail price index - £500K average loss over an Iraq or Afghanistan widows lifetime.)Donnoreply@blogger.com