If the British state cares so deeply for those who are killed and maimed in
battle, why do we need a charity to raise money for them?
If the event is a simple memorial to the fallen why the jingoistic marching
bands at the Cenotaph?
If "our" soldiers were "protecting" us in Iraq and now in Afghanistan why does
this make us more and not less likely to be victims of terrorism?
Why do we not commemorate the innocents murdered by "our" forces - the wedding
parties, the school children incinerated by unmanned drones; the Iraqis
tortured and brutalised by "our boys"?
The remembrance event is about one thing only: cementing people to the idea
that the might of the British State is somehow "ours".
Prior to the rise of a new militarism around the time of the Falklands war
remembrance day was becoming a relatively low key thing and perhaps even in
decline. It has been deliberately stirred back into life as propaganda in
support of the various recent military adventures.
It's outrageous that anyone should be detained or prosecuted for posting an
image of a symbol on fire when Blair, who actually colluded in setting fire to
a nation, walks free, rich and smug.
I don't know whether the guy who set fire to &/ posted the image of a poppy was
an idiot or not. I've no idea why he did it but I have no problem at all with
it. I do know that if we don't defend the right to protest it will be taken
away from us.
Michael
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From: Rob Myers <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] Man arrested for image of burning poppy
On 11/12/2012 08:36 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> So what should happen over these kind of cases?
There shouldn't be such cases. Freedom of speech should cover any kind
of idiot burning any kind of symbol.
- Rob.
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