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Originally Posted by Omen
I didn't say that. I said A COMMENT underneath the Independent article said BP cntributes £12b/year to the Scotish exchequer. In taxes.
You or I don't know what the truth is. We debate second-hand news; it's both surreal and academic. (More and more I feel disconnected from the news). As much as I can see, I believe that the British army was sent to Iraq and Afghanistan for profit and not principle.
Now, what does annoy me is the news dressing up the reasons why the British armyis deployed in Iaq or Afghanistan. I hate how Sky News devote 30 minutes of coffins rolling of trnsporters, and the dead being carried on shoulders. Like they were heroes. They were professional soldiers who thought it would never happen to them - but they were notheroes. They were pawns in an imperial adventure.
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What taxes are those then, the Scottish Parliament doesnt receive money directly from anyone, people who pay income tax, firms paying corporate taxes etc pay to the Customs and Revenue which in turn passes it on to the UK exchequer, top tip - dont quote stuff without checking its factual basis.
You will be saying that BP paid some people from the Middle East to take flying lessons and take one way passage to the Twin Towers next.
As for the way we treat our dead serviceman, thats our business, no one is saying they are heroes, if people want to call them heroes thats fine by me.
They died wearing their countries uniforms, following orders that were given to them, that is sufficient. If someone wants to honour servicemen who fell in the line of duty thats a good thing. Doesnt matter whether they were heroes or not.
A good mutual example would be the dead of WW1, from both Britain and Ireland, lions led by donkeys etc oh and WW2 in fact there was, in fact no not was is still men from the Republic of Ireland wearing the uniform of the Queen. Would you be calling them men traitors then?
24-07-2010, 12:01 AM
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