@Masato Toys - have you heard of the book "Regeneration", or the film adaptation?
fairly contemporary, and makes for a good discussion
fairly contemporary, and makes for a good discussion
"The good thing about the internet is that it allows people to educate themselves in many ways. The bad thing about the internet is that it makes stupid people think that they are educated."
- Me
Let's show John McCain some respect, seeing as he endured a lot more than any of the dorks you follow on YouTube@Masato Toys I guarantee you what your kids are getting in Canada is nothing like indoctrination here in the United States
Look at someone like John McCain he grifted his way in politics for years being a warmonger and no one could ever criticize him until Trump
Human history is nothing but a Chronicle of scam Wars
FUCK JOHN MCCAINLet's show John McCain some respect, seeing as he endured a lot more than any of the dorks you follow on YouTube
based on his political record, and as a resident of AZ, I support this statement.FUCK JOHN MCCAIN
Ww1 right? That's what your post references.We talkin WWI?
You're a naturalized U.S. citizen, aren't you?FUCK JOHN MCCAIN
Didnt Canadians have to go go to war in WW1, and 2 for that matter, because they are part of Her Majesties Army?I can't stand to hear that Canadian pro-war propaganda any more, and the way they lay it on the children at school is a brainwashing crime imo, not to mention all over the TV and media for a few weeks every year around this time.
I pulled them out today, told them if they wanna stay home they have to spend 1.5 hours with me going over some other perspectives of war history that they will never hear in school. We will be watching a WWI doc this afternoon together.
We've already had some good discussions. My daughter pointed out that whatever the truth may be, the soldiers BELIEVED they were fighting the good fight. I think they were sold a load of BS propaganda but she is right, in their minds they were doing good, and in this sense their actions are indeed super brave and heroic.
But at least here in Canada, there are certain catchphrases and rhetoric that they keep repeating repeating repeating repeating from fucking Kindergarten and through our entire lives that I think is not only inaccurate but irresponsible to teach.
Here are the phrases we hear every year here that makes my stomach churn, especially in regards to WWI:
- the soldiers 'served our country'
- the soldiers were 'defending us'
- they 'fought for our democracy'
- they 'fought so we can be free'
- thanking them for their sacrifice
- 'never again'
etc etc
IMHO ^^ none of this is true. They fought and died for entirely different reasons that had little to nothing to do with Canada, unless if you possibly consider that we are a British Colony and if the British Empire was possibly defeated it might affect life here on the other side of the world.
Yet they keep perpetuating this bedtime story about how we all had to stand up to fight the evil Germans, or else we'd all be - what exactly? IMO it is this kind of rhetoric that precisely allows wars to CONTINUE TO THIS DAY (never again? lol they never stopped) - this idea in the back of our undeveloped and uninformed minds that soldiers are fighting the noble fight, defending us from an evil enemy, that they did it 100% for us and that we should thank them for doing this so we can enjoy the good things we have today, etc etc etc. I just can't stomach this anymore, and take great offence that people who don't know SHIT about world war history are feeding this stuff to children. Propaganda at its thickest imo.
Anyways, come at me. I know this pisses many people off, but I bet hearing the fairytale propaganda pisses me off more.
They went to war because the prince willed itDidnt Canadians have to go go to war in WW1, and 2 for that matter, because they are part of Her Majesties Army?
Well it doesn't make a difference really, Remembrance Day here pretty much celebrates/glorifies soldiers of all wars we had troops in. I guess WWI vets are long gone already.Ww1 right? That's what your post references.
yes good startDidnt Canadians have to go go to war in WW1, and 2 for that matter, because they are part of Her Majesties Army?
That explains why you look so much like your childhood mailmanMy dad took me out of sex Ed class for the unit on the vagina. He didn’t want me to waste my life looking for the lie that is the clitoris.
You’re a pig.That explains why you look so much like your childhood mailman
Remember when you always told me how weird it was that your mailman would buy you a really nice Christmas gift every year?You’re a pig.
That's what I'm referencing because that's what you said.But if you're talking what soldiers were told vs reality sure we can start to crack that in regards to WWI
Hey now, don't turn it around on me. You are the one who made the post and referenced it as a reason to pull your kids out, that you guys were having a day of it. So what's the delta there between reality and not?What do YOU think the soldiers thought they were fighting for?
So what about WW1 was so egregious that it makes up the bulk of your post in angering you?especially in regards to WWI:
You always sound like you're disagreeing with me! That's OK but I'm curious as to your stance... do you think WWI was a just war? Do you think the rhetoric of the vets sacrificing and serving their country (Canada in this instance) 'so we can be free' is even remotely accurate?That's what I'm referencing because that's what you said.
Hey now, don't turn it around on me. You are the one who made the post and referenced it as a reason to pull your kids out, that you guys were having a day of it. So what's the delta there between reality and not?
You have conflated ww1 propaganda (vs legit involvement) with all modern war propaganda going on to this day. I can't wrap my mind around the string that connects all of those to the extent that I would mention it all in the same breath as you do. You even said:
So what about WW1 was so egregious that it makes up the bulk of your post in angering you?
It’s sad and my heart goes out to anyone lost.Fuck! All the images are gone
lol. I will try to dig them up again
that sucks I had a good selection of images