janie48 Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 Wasn't going to return to this thread,but in view of whats been discussed i'm posting this article on here which i was going to comment about on the "Proud to be British thread" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2156699/Turning-backs-Britains-fallen.html Turning our backs on the British fallen...sad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthenekred Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 You could not say that about some people residing and scrounging in this country without being called an 'ist ! You can call me anti-monarchist..I won't be offended. Honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I am a naturalized American, I get to vote, that gives me the right to say we, sorry buddy. Actually, that 'we' was not my point. But the 'once in a while' means 'accidentally', to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 It only took Pearl Harbour. Whatever it took just be glad that the US was there to help. Up until Pearl Harbour there werent very many people eager to get involved in another war in Europe. The First War was still fresh in most people's minds and all the senseless slaughter and waste triggered off by the assassination of a pot bellied Austrian Duke in Sarajevo just seemed insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeMaquis Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 That's Pearl Harbor. My apologies. I was writing in English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buck Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Actually, that 'we' was not my point. But the 'once in a while' means 'accidentally', to me! But we go out to win whatever it is we're playing, its not accidental its deliberate. The accident occurs when we fail to win. We accidently shoot over the net, or roll the car on its back. I think you can see that politically too. Good intentions sometimes go awry. I'm sure that happens in your society as well as mine, especially in a millenium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag82 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 if a royal family is of German origin, has a German name, has married into only other Germanic family for centuries but happens to live a country that isn't Germany where it has virtually no interaction with the populace whatsoever, why is it so unreasonable to consider them to have German, not British origin? If someone wants to say the hanovers are German then that's fair enough. Was about who we'd choose to replace the monarchy and for possibly for some brainwashed military reason you have chosen to devote your time to defending Liz. As it in no way affects you anymore i find that very interesting. Yes we are all from somewhere different but ordinary people integrate and are absorbed by a country whereas the royalty sits in a gilded castle locked away and marries only it's German origin cousins. Also it's always fun to discuss ethnicity with Americans. Haven't met one yet that didn't claim to be Irish or 1/19 Sioux Indian. The Celts,Jutes,Normans,Vikings and Saxons were all Germanic peoples ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Fact: Germany did not exist until Bismarck unified a group of tiny statelets. See http://www.historyorb.com/europe/bismarck.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janie48 Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 Wasn't going to return to this thread,but in view of whats been discussed i'm posting this article on here which i was going to comment about on the "Proud to be British thread" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2156699/Turning-backs-Britains-fallen.html Turning our backs on the British fallen...sad! It would have been better to wait till around Remembrance day to post something about that. Way off topic, you silly fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Fact: Germany did not exist until Bismarck unified a group of tiny statelets. See http://www.historyorb.com/europe/bismarck.shtml They were all ethnic Germans though, spoke the same language and Prussia was a state of warrior/land owners called the Junkers. They were very useful allies in the war against Napoleon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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