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Why? Isaac Send a noteboard - 30/01/2011 05:02:47 PM
So you want to compare a pre-Geneva treatment of PoWs to what a regime does to his own citizens?


I do believe America was part of Britain at the time, so 'his own citizens' would apply to them too.

Does that mean we should raise that rug under which were swept those numerous massacres of Loyalists during the Revolutionary War, a number that is considerably higher than those who died on the HMS Jersey? Or skip along down the historical road to Andersonville, which was several degrees worse than what was encountered on that prison ship?


Not a 'biggest bastard' competition, this is utterly irrelevant to the point, if non-loyalist factions in Egypt commit atrocities it doesn't justify the current regimes past and present crimes. I'm also not sure why your bringing up in your second bit other Colonial atrocities or whether they were worse, the point is not that Britain was some evil empire, they are generally considered to have been not particularly bad compared to others, I'm not disputing that, I'm disputing Legolas's 'walk in the park' comment.

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The trouble with free elections is: They're free. Joel - 29/01/2011 11:53:22 PM 510 Views
A vote for dictatorship and against democracy it is. Just checking. Legolas - 30/01/2011 12:08:41 AM 531 Views
I haven't cast a vote. Joel - 30/01/2011 02:02:11 AM 554 Views
Not one that counts no, but still. Legolas - 30/01/2011 01:11:59 PM 1001 Views
None of any kind. Joel - 31/01/2011 12:10:07 AM 554 Views
Since I'm clearly a glutton for punishment... Legolas - 01/02/2011 06:49:38 PM 908 Views
Re: Since I'm clearly a glutton for punishment... Joel - 04/02/2011 11:38:10 PM 673 Views
so you support tyranny of others if it makes things more comfortable for you? random thoughts - 30/01/2011 05:15:01 AM 531 Views
I oppose brutal oppression; I'm unconvinced either side in this will end it, thus I withhold support Joel - 30/01/2011 05:21:37 AM 510 Views
some times it is black and white random thoughts - 31/01/2011 12:37:36 AM 500 Views
I fully support their right to demand democracy; I don't expect they'll get it, whatever happens. Joel - 31/01/2011 01:45:23 AM 659 Views
You're not seriously expecting them to do their revolution American Revolution-style, are you? Legolas - 29/01/2011 11:28:31 AM 559 Views
I think terrorizing innocents and torching buildings is a poor way to claim the moral highground. Joel - 29/01/2011 11:32:19 PM 568 Views
British Colonialism wasn't a walk in the park Isaac - 30/01/2011 03:53:58 AM 515 Views
Comparatively speaking, yes, it really was. Or at least in the US - not always so much in Asia. Legolas - 30/01/2011 10:42:53 AM 502 Views
Re: Comparatively speaking, yes, it really was. Or at least in the US - not always so much in Asia. Isaac - 30/01/2011 02:32:52 PM 557 Views
You can't be serious. Legolas - 30/01/2011 03:07:18 PM 500 Views
Pretty serious Isaac - 30/01/2011 04:52:24 PM 650 Views
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This is ridicolous Isaac - 30/01/2011 05:31:31 PM 608 Views
I wouldn't normally think this necessary with you, but okay: let's go back and see what I said. Legolas - 30/01/2011 06:34:09 PM 586 Views
you forget that it was supposdely thier own citizens the British were abusing. random thoughts - 31/01/2011 12:39:33 AM 598 Views
Sure, but organized into hostile armies. A rather different matter, that. *NM* Legolas - 31/01/2011 09:46:25 PM 220 Views
true random thoughts - 31/01/2011 10:04:38 PM 513 Views
Your comparison is very odd Larry - 30/01/2011 04:38:16 PM 587 Views
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I dont know if this will help you understand what is going on there Aisha - 30/01/2011 02:45:41 AM 541 Views
I never called anyone an animal. Joel - 30/01/2011 04:50:12 AM 636 Views
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