ANZAC DAY - LEST WE FORGET

Waterboyeee wrote:

vercettitx wrote:

Like I've already said before, WE WEREN'T TAUGHT ABOUT ANZAC DAY IN SCHOOL. Grow up and stop trolling. You're trolling because you decided to leave your ignorant comment directed at me. I listened in school. That's a fact. Implying I'm an idiot because I didnt know what this holiday was is EXTREMELY DISRESPECTFUL.
Maybe you should familiarize yourself with the term douc hebag, because you're acting like one.

Quoted to let people enjoy before you delete or edit again, lol.

Quoted and edited again douch ebag lol

Yeah, you're definitely not trolling, huh? Lol

LazyUmberto wrote:
Seriously, no need to get worked up.

I wasn't taught ANYTHING about ANZAC Day or Gallipoli in any level of education in Canada despite going to well-ranked schools AND studying history during those specific periods. Whenever WW1 came up, the focus was always on the horrors of trench warfare in Europe, the rapid industrialization of weaponry/technology couple with the slow methods of transportation, the assignation of Archduke Ferdinand, and WW1 treaty of Versailles which created grievances that led to the rise of Hitler and WW2. That's about it. And Canada is part of the commonwealth.

Gallipoli wasn't covered and even more obscure but significant aspects of WW1 were not covered but are being widely studied today. And this shi t is quite interesting ... like:

1) India had the largest number of voluntary soldiers who fought and died in Europe during WW1, what was their motivation? Why did they sign up in such numbers to fight alongside their 'oppressors'?

2) Little is know about African troops who also fought bravely and valiantly. I recently read an obscure book/diary of a WW1 Canadian frontline soldier who spoke glowingly of the 'Negro' soldiers who fought with extraordinary courage, bravery, and ultimate sacrifice.

3) WW1 has DIRECT ties to modern conflicts in Serbia/Kosovo, the Middle East etc. Very little research is being done on a micro level to understand just how these conflicts continue to fuel ethnic, ideological, and national tensions.

It's be great if we learned about this. Historians call WW1 "the forgotten war" because so little is taught about it anywhere besides the 30 sec commercial sound bites.

Just my 2 cents... :)

Thanks for the info. I've been reading about it this morning and it's pretty interesting. Sorry to get into with that troll and derail the thread. My apologies.

Iv never heard WW1 as the forgotten war iv heard of Korea being the forgotten.war!

Much respect to the ANZAC Forces of WW1. I wholeheartedly approve this thread.

Just one thing though;

Morning: A time of day
Mourning: A time of sorrow

vercettitx wrote:

Thanks for the info. I've been reading about it this morning and it's pretty interesting. Sorry to get into with that troll and derail the thread. My apologies.

Sorry, but I can't help but laugh. It's hard taking someone who falls for fake donut hacks on YouTube.

PS- if you haven't tried it already just a heads up, it's a virus. You are welcome.

Also, you should really be careful who you throw rocks at my friend :)

Waterboyeee wrote:

vercettitx wrote:

Thanks for the info. I've been reading about it this morning and it's pretty interesting. Sorry to get into with that troll and derail the thread. My apologies.

Sorry, but I can't help but laugh. It's hard taking someone who falls for fake donut hacks on YouTube.

PS- if you haven't tried it already just a heads up, it's a virus. And you should really be careful who you throw rocks at my friend :)

No idea what you're talking about. Just quit the trolling. Okay sport. This thread was supposed to be about Anzac Day. Not about stroking your massive ego. :mrgreen:

vercettitx wrote:

Waterboyeee wrote:

vercettitx wrote:

Thanks for the info. I've been reading about it this morning and it's pretty interesting. Sorry to get into with that troll and derail the thread. My apologies.

Sorry, but I can't help but laugh. It's hard taking someone who falls for fake donut hacks on YouTube.

PS- if you haven't tried it already just a heads up, it's a virus. And you should really be careful who you throw rocks at my friend :)

No idea what you're talking about. Just quit the trolling. Okay sport. This thread was supposed to be about Anzac Day. Not about stroking your massive ego. :mrgreen:

You don't want me to show you what I'm talking about. I'd rather remain somewhat civil. :(

Waterboyeee wrote:

vercettitx wrote:

Waterboyeee wrote:

vercettitx wrote:

Thanks for the info. I've been reading about it this morning and it's pretty interesting. Sorry to get into with that troll and derail the thread. My apologies.

Sorry, but I can't help but laugh. It's hard taking someone who falls for fake donut hacks on YouTube.

PS- if you haven't tried it already just a heads up, it's a virus. And you should really be careful who you throw rocks at my friend :)

No idea what you're talking about. Just quit the trolling. Okay sport. This thread was supposed to be about Anzac Day. Not about stroking your massive ego. :mrgreen:

You don't want me to show you what I'm talking about. I'd rather remain somewhat civil. :(

I don't care what you do little boy. You can threaten me all you like. GROW THE F UCK UP!

It's really a shame some douch ebag like you is gonna end up getting this thread locked or deleted.

It's so sad that we all can't just get along. We all know the outcome of wars, no matter what country you live in. So much tragedy. I pray for any person who enlists. I have generational enlistees in my family. Even my eldest son frightened me by enlisting, but it was peace time, but I was still worried everyday.

Can't we all just get along here? I mean, we might not understand everything about the wars, but we have all been affected by it. Whether you're grandparents or great grandparents or even friends were in a war or lived through it. I know so many of us wouldn't be here today if our ancestors had not fought for our countries and lives.
It doesn't matter if you don't know about ANZAC day, what matters is that you understand every country and soldier has had to make sacrifices, and everyone should respect that. That's what it's all about.