Supertramp Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 So the question should be do we do enough to support the living muslim soldiers and do we do enough to remember them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrod Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 I wouldn't expect them to wear a poppy. Why would they do that when they are not prepared to assimilate into Western society?Ah, now there's a good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 So the question should be do we do enough to support the living muslim soldiers and do we do enough to remember them? Can you suggest how we don't already? On Armistice Day and Rememberance Sunday, we wear poppies and gather together to remember fallen soldiers, airmen and sailors, regardless of ethnicity or religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpmeplz Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 We should build a city and build big walls round it and leave them there to get on with bombing each other! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie1957 Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 As usual, bunch starting anti-muslim thread...Read history and you'll see that first in lines in war zone fighting nazis were often the foreign legions of many western countries ( lots of muslims!) Muslims fought on both sides, just like Christians did. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/nov/05/muslim-soldiers-first-world-war Muslims also fought admirably (for us) during WWI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Ah, now there's a good point. Completely factually innacurate, but don't let that stop you. a) Many muslims do wear poppies b) Many muslims are throughly immersed in British society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 'Many' [as in 'a few/some'], 'more than half', or 'most'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrod Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Read this then come back to this thread. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/nov/05/muslim-soldiers-first-world-war We have Muslim servicemen and women today, some fine and dedicated people whose Muslim faith doesn't get in the way of their national pride and loyalty to their adopted nation, but they are so few compared to the percentage of our society they make up. Unusually, I support Mecky's comment. If our Muslim communities were making a genuine attempt to integrate, rather than islandise themselves as cities within cities, we would see far more Muslims in various uniformed services - but we do not, because the majority of Muslims living here have little loyalty to the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrod Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Completely factually innacurate, but don't let that stop you. a) Many muslims do wear poppies b) Many muslims are throughly immersed in British society. In both cases, 'many' would be better replaced by 'some'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 We should build a city and build big walls round it and leave them there to get on with bombing each other! Why would you want to do that? Muslims fought for us in both world wars - that's not a respectful thing to suggest at all is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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