The Battle of Britain Was The First Defeat For The German Luftwaffe.

[Bewolf]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...curity-history

....as if the author read this thread.

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by Bewolf

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...curity-history

....as if the author read this thread.

Bewolf, you wanna become my spokesman?

[Bewolf]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

Bewolf, you wanna become my spokesman?

depends on the pay, hehe.

[bongodriver]

Originally Posted by Bewolf

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...curity-history

....as if the author read this thread.

it's the kind of drivel you expect from such a left wing newspaper, so the article fits into your 'generalisation' of the British, hi5's all around chaps.

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

it's the kind of drivel you expect from such a left wing newspaper, so the article fits into your 'generalisation' of the British, hi5's all around chaps.

oh so you're a right wing person, a "mild fascist" I hasten to add? Cos that's how it comes out following your logic..

[blackmme]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

oh so you're a right wing person, a "mild fascist" I hasten to add? Cos that's how it comes out, at least historically!

I don't think not liking the Grauniad makes anyone a 'mild fascist'.
Of course liking the Daily Mail does put you somewhat to the right of Goebbels.

Regards Mike

[bongodriver]

Originally Posted by blackmme

I don't think not liking the Grauniad makes anyone a 'mild fascist'.
Of course liking the Daily Mail does put you somewhat to the right of Goebbels.

Regards Mike

Yes...what he said.

[bongodriver]

You just don't get what I mean

I guess so, and the same can be said for you it seems.

a "change of plans" doesn't mean "losing a battle".

If that change of plan is forced on you through failure of the initial objective it is.

what is it that is not quite clear, the concept of empire mentality?

Perhaps, for the most part I barely notice the existence of an empire, I am not aware of any significant change that would happen to life in the UK without the comonwealth countries headed by the UK monarchy, to us the are and will always be Australians, Canadians, New Zealanders, even if the uk had the means to enforce it I seriously doubt it would ever bother maintaining an empire.

yes, but it's this dwelling over and over on the glories of the past that is a bit silly, and, as pointed by Bewolf's article, shows the insecurity of this society.
Besides, don't you think for a minute that the continuous celebration of the "victory" on the Battle of Britain could be somehow perceived as passive-aggressive by the Germans of today? And I'm not talking about the remembering of the pilots or victims, I'm talking about all the Battle of Britain low quality jibber jabber, with that air of arrogance and presumption as if it was fought yesterday?

nobody seems to begrudge the Americans any of this.......so why is it so offensive that the British want to honour the achievents of our armed forces? it's not a celebration of killing Germans, it is a reminder of what we stood against, if the Germans cant differentiate between a nazi and a German then what hope is there?
The arrogance you percieve is a myth, it suits your mentality.

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by blackmme

I don't think not liking the Grauniad makes anyone a 'mild fascist'.
Of course liking the Daily Mail does put you somewhat to the right of Goebbels.

Regards Mike

it was a mere provocation, I think that opinions that we don't like reading (probably cos they're true) shouldn't be dismissed merely cos they are on a newspaper that leans towards a certain political side.

[bongodriver]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

it was a mere provocation, I think that opinions that we don't like reading (probably cos they're true) shouldn't be dismissed merely cos they are on a newspaper that leans towards a certain political side.

I'm serously trying to avoid provocation here, what if a person doesn't like reading something because it's NOT true.