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Title: The War Script
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 14, 2015, 05:29:32 PM: Pretty much

http://tinyurl.com/pm82ghf
Title: Re: The War Script
Post by: Gonnagle on October 15, 2015, 10:50:06 AM: Dear Sane,

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“I remember my friends and my enemies too/ We all did our duties for our countries/ We all obeyed our orders/ Then we murdered each other/ Isn’t war stupid?”

Is war stupid??

Gonnagle.
Title: Re: The War Script
Post by: Outrider on October 15, 2015, 10:54:00 AM: Quote from: Gonnagle on October 15, 2015, 10:50:06 AM
Dear Sane,

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“I remember my friends and my enemies too/ We all did our duties for our countries/ We all obeyed our orders/ Then we murdered each other/ Isn’t war stupid?”

Is war stupid??

Gonnagle.

It is, invariably, stupid. Unfortunately, sometimes it's even more stupid not to defend yourself.

Nobody wins a war, someone loses more than someone else.

O.
Title: Re: The War Script
Post by: Rhiannon on October 15, 2015, 10:57:53 AM: Agree completely. Fighting Naziism was the least stupid option.
Title: Re: The War Script
Post by: Gonnagle on October 15, 2015, 11:16:42 AM: Dear Outrider and Rhiannon,

Yes but I am thinking it is now the 21st century ( just thinking ).

We can look back and think, yes it was right to oppose Nazism, but are we any smarter ( just thinking ).

Gonnagle.
Title: Re: The War Script
Post by: Rhiannon on October 15, 2015, 11:22:02 AM: Other isms pop up instead. Mostly kinds of fundamentalism. What do we do, fight them or ignore them? Marianne Williamson said that if we loved as fiercely as IS hate they wouldn't stand a chance. But they are much better at hating than we are at loving.
Title: Re: The War Script
Post by: Outrider on October 15, 2015, 11:31:33 AM: Quote from: Gonnagle on October 15, 2015, 11:16:42 AM
Dear Outrider and Rhiannon,

Yes but I am thinking it is now the 21st century ( just thinking ).

We can look back and think, yes it was right to oppose Nazism, but are we any smarter ( just thinking ).

Gonnagle.

The Palestine and Kashmir and Ukraine and Syria suggest only a little :(

O.
Title: Re: The War Script
Post by: Gonnagle on October 15, 2015, 11:33:44 AM: Dear Rhiannon,

Ah that big word Love, I prefer the smaller word Compassion, to suffer with.

Jakswan will be along in a minute to tell us compassion has no place in politics. :(

Gonnagle.
Title: Re: The War Script
Post by: Outrider on October 15, 2015, 11:36:10 AM: Quote from: Gonnagle on October 15, 2015, 11:33:44 AM
Dear Rhiannon,

Ah that big word Love, I prefer the smaller word Compassion, to suffer with.

Jakswan will be along in a minute to tell us compassion has no place in politics. :(

Gonnagle.

I think he's right, unfortunately. I don't think he should be, but I think he is :(

O.
Title: Re: The War Script
Post by: Rhiannon on October 15, 2015, 11:47:01 AM: Pragmatic compassion? Does that work?
Title: Re: The War Script
Post by: jakswan on October 15, 2015, 11:47:49 AM: Quote from: Gonnagle on October 15, 2015, 11:33:44 AM
Dear Rhiannon,

Ah that big word Love, I prefer the smaller word Compassion, to suffer with.

Jakswan will be along in a minute to tell us compassion has no place in politics. :(

Gonnagle.

I'll be along to tell you to stop misrepresenting me, maybe add a new word to your list honesty.
Title: Re: The War Script
Post by: Gonnagle on October 15, 2015, 11:53:16 AM: Dear Rhiannon,

Pragmatic compassion, I like it ;) ;)

Dear Jakswan,

List of dishonesty, list them ya numpty, better still, away and bile yer heid.

Gonnagle.
Title: Re: The War Script
Post by: jakswan on October 15, 2015, 01:01:21 PM: Quote from: Gonnagle on October 15, 2015, 11:53:16 AM
List of dishonesty, list them ya numpty, better still, away and bile yer heid.

Grow up! :)

Anyway you claimed 'Jakswan will be along in a minute to tell us compassion has no place in politics' I hold to no such position.