2 questions for people in england.

Hastur T. Fannon · February 22, 2007, 07:18:16 AM

Quote from: Dominus NoxAs to the rest, wouldn't keeping little lord fauntleroy nice and safe while other britts are catching shrapnal from IEDs and suicide bombers hurt morale, or are the peasants conditioned to accept that royal lives matter more than theirs do?

Prince Andrew did Air-Sea Rescues, hot evacs of injured soldiers and reputedly moved his Sea King into the path of an incoming missile in an attempt to confuse it and save a ship

If you think Lt. Wales got any special treatment during training or will be treated any differently during deployment because there is an outside chance that one day he'll be Commander-in-Chief of the British Armed Forces, then I don't think you have any conception of what it means to be British

Balbinus · February 22, 2007, 07:21:03 AM

Quote from: Hastur T. FannonPrince Andrew did Air-Sea Rescues, hot evacs of injured soldiers and reputedly moved his Sea King into the path of an incoming missile in an attempt to confuse it and save a ship

If you think Lt. Wales got any special treatment during training or will be treated any differently during deployment because there is an outside chance that one day he'll be Commander-in-Chief of the British Armed Forces, then I I don't think you have any conception of what it means to be British

I think he would call it brittish.

Hodgson · February 22, 2007, 07:50:53 AM

Oh come along fellow Britts, I hardly think our monarchy with its long history of active service in wartime can compare with President Bush's distinguished military record.

Dominus Nox · February 22, 2007, 04:10:41 PM

Quote from: BalbinusQuite, nowadays we only incarcerate muslims without trial (or in one case after a trial in which the chap was found innocent), which presumably Nox would approve of.

We do have an appalling record currently on detention of terror suspects indefinitely without trial, in many cases where there is significant evidence of innocence or at least no real evidence of guilt.

To paraphrase the old 1970s joke:

In America you're innocent until proven guilty.
In France you're guilty until proven innocent.
In Britain, your innocent until proven Muslim.
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Well, at least there's some common sense left in england, thank god. There may be hope for the green and pleasant land yet.

Dominus Nox · February 22, 2007, 04:15:30 PM

Quote from: Hastur T. FannonNo. What you'd get is a polite request for a little chat, probably over a cup of tea. This is what we've found, this is where we've found it, you don't have a brother or a cousin who drove a red Ford Fiesta around 2001 do you? No arrest, no caution, just a request for help. Please

Edit: typo

OK, that's acceptable, even in america I could condone it as long as people weren't harassed at work or forced to come in.

Believe me, I have soem relatives I would not like to be judged by, including a half brother and cousin I'd be happy to see dead. That's why this issued piqued my interest.

Dominus Nox · February 22, 2007, 04:18:15 PM

Quote from: HodgsonOh come along fellow Britts, I hardly think our monarchy with its long history of active service in wartime can compare with President Bush's distinguished military record.

I won't defend bush, but have you forgotten king eddie the 6th. You know, the guy that was practically licking hitler's boots and had to be ordered back to england by churchill?

I know he's more or less considered something that england wants to pretend never happened. I've always wondered what made him more unpopular: Sucking hitler's dick or marrying a (GASP!) American!

And yes, I know that charles lindburgh, an ameican hero, had an early interest in the nazis, but he repented and made amernds thru his service in ww2.

Stumpydave · February 22, 2007, 04:29:23 PM

Actually Edward VI biggest problem wasn't shacking up with an American but shacking up with a divorcee. Oh the horror!!!!!

droog · February 22, 2007, 07:01:03 PM

I think you'll find that's Edward VIII you're talking about....

And JFK's daddy was a Nazi sympathiser, and Prescott Bush....actually, quite a few public figures of the time thought the Nazis were doing a fine job.

Mr. Analytical · February 22, 2007, 07:22:51 PM

Quote from: droogAnd JFK's daddy was a Nazi sympathiser, and Prescott Bush....actually, quite a few public figures of the time thought the Nazis were doing a fine job.

That's nothing, between the second world war and like the 80's, pretty much everyone in French politics had some link to the Vichy government. Mostly not high up to be prosecuted but a sizeable chunk of that generation of french politicians cut their teeth in a nazi puppet regime.

Sorry... I was watching The Sorrow and the Pity last weekend and I'm still all WTF!?

Anthrobot · February 25, 2007, 08:06:57 AM

Quote from: Dominus NoxI won't defend bush, but have you forgotten king eddie the 6th. You know, the guy that was practically licking hitler's boots and had to be ordered back to england by churchill?

I know he's more or less considered something that england wants to pretend never happened. I've always wondered what made him more unpopular: Sucking hitler's dick or marrying a (GASP!) American!

And yes, I know that charles lindburgh, an ameican hero, had an early interest in the nazis, but he repented and made amernds thru his service in ww2.

Nox this is history.England knows full well what a Nazi cock sucker that particular toff ,Eddie, was. There have been several documentaries and a dramatization of his love for Adolf and his fascism. As for marrying an American, who cares? It was a long time ago and Britain has changed. Even the toffs have had to change their peculiar ways over time.
No one wants to pretend it didn't happen, except in your backward fantasies of britts from "Mairree Porpinnes" land.

Stumpydave · February 25, 2007, 10:16:47 AM

Quote from: AnthrobotNo one wants to pretend it didn't happen, except in your backward fantasies of britts from "Mairree Porpinnes" land.

What! Good King Ted a blackshirt! Nah! Up the apples, chim chim cheroo!

Dominus Nox · February 25, 2007, 04:40:53 PM

Quote from: AnthrobotNox this is history.England knows full well what a Nazi cock sucker that particular toff ,Eddie, was. There have been several documentaries and a dramatization of his love for Adolf and his fascism. As for marrying an American, who cares? It was a long time ago and Britain has changed. Even the toffs have had to change their peculiar ways over time.
No one wants to pretend it didn't happen, except in your backward fantasies of britts from "Mairree Porpinnes" land.

I never like mary poppins much. I mean, there's no way that umbrella could have caught enough air to lift her, unless she had the specific density of pixie dust....

2 questions for people in england.

Mr. Analytical