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Post by stuart1974 on Nov 12, 2023 16:53:25 GMT
Pretty much, third smartest poster on Gaschat.👍 France & 79 first and second? 🤔 Thinking more Bolders and GGMI. 😇
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Post by francegas on Nov 12, 2023 17:07:28 GMT
I take it we all watched the march past the Cenotaph in London today. Now that's what I call a respectful march.
Now doubt some leftie (probably Yatton) will find something to moan about it.
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Post by oldie on Nov 12, 2023 17:28:15 GMT
I take it we all watched the march past the Cenotaph in London today. Now that's what I call a respectful march. Now doubt some leftie (probably Yatton) will find something to moan about it. Unlike the nationalist yobs yesterday eh France?
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Post by yattongas on Nov 12, 2023 17:44:44 GMT
I take it we all watched the march past the Cenotaph in London today. Now that's what I call a respectful march. Now doubt some leftie (probably Yatton) will find something to moan about it. Nope , I was walking into Henley on Thames at 11 o’clock and observed the 2 minute silence with my family 👍
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Post by francegas on Nov 12, 2023 19:16:17 GMT
I take it we all watched the march past the Cenotaph in London today. Now that's what I call a respectful march. Now doubt some leftie (probably Yatton) will find something to moan about it. Unlike the nationalist yobs yesterday eh France? True and unlike the some of the pro Palestine marchers with placards from the rivers to the seas, calling for jihad and intifada plus all the other vile placards on display.
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Post by francegas on Nov 12, 2023 19:17:50 GMT
I take it we all watched the march past the Cenotaph in London today. Now that's what I call a respectful march. Now doubt some leftie (probably Yatton) will find something to moan about it. Nope , I was walking into Henley on Thames at 11 o’clock and observed the 2 minute silence with my family 👍 No doubt waving your Palestinian flag and placards calling for jihad at the same time.
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Post by yattongas on Nov 12, 2023 19:22:18 GMT
Nope , I was walking into Henley on Thames at 11 o’clock and observed the 2 minute silence with my family 👍 No doubt waving your Palestinian flag and placards calling for jihad at the same time. You’re better than this France 🙄
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Post by oldie on Nov 12, 2023 19:48:37 GMT
No doubt waving your Palestinian flag and placards calling for jihad at the same time. You’re better than this France 🙄 Daft isn't it
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Post by Gassy on Nov 12, 2023 20:00:02 GMT
So actually France, you’re just against the protest in general, but you’re using armistice day as your reasoning for objecting?
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Post by yattongas on Nov 12, 2023 20:01:34 GMT
You’re better than this France 🙄 Daft isn't it Yep 🙄 Especially as I’ve never posted anything pro Palestine 🇵🇸 or pro Israel come to that . Just don’t like innocent people getting killed .
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Post by francegas on Nov 12, 2023 20:17:42 GMT
No doubt waving your Palestinian flag and placards calling for jihad at the same time. You’re better than this France 🙄 Yep I apologise Yatton. Had one glass of vino too many. I apologise to all for being patriotic. I just recall my Grandfather telling me of his experience at Dunkirk. He also took part in the Normandy landings which clearly affected him as he never relayed his experience there to me. So forgive me for thinking the Palestine marches are disrespectful this weekend as I remember my Grandfather who I was immensely proud of.
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Post by francegas on Nov 12, 2023 20:18:52 GMT
Yep 🙄 Especially as I’ve never posted anything pro Palestine 🇵🇸 or pro Israel come to that . Just don’t like innocent people getting killed . Totally agree with you. No one likes to see innocent people getting killed on either side.
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Post by francegas on Nov 12, 2023 20:20:39 GMT
So actually France, you’re just against the protest in general, but you’re using armistice day as your reasoning for objecting? Not at all. As I said protest every day next week I have no problem with that but have a bit of respect and not this weekend.
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Post by yattongas on Nov 12, 2023 20:29:33 GMT
You’re better than this France 🙄 Yep I apologise Yatton. Had one glass of vino too many. I apologise to all for being patriotic. I just recall my Grandfather telling me of his experience at Dunkirk. He also took part in the Normandy landings which clearly affected him as he never relayed his experience there to me. So forgive me for thinking the Palestine marches are disrespectful this weekend as I remember my Grandfather who I was immensely proud of. Fair play France 👏
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Post by francegas on Nov 12, 2023 21:30:07 GMT
Forgive me wine taking over.
My Grandfather was a Captain in the Royal Engineers. He was on the beaches of Dunkirk. As the boats came in he made sure everyone under his command was safely on a boat. When it came to him there were no more boats. He had two decisions to make. Either to be captured and become a POW or to swim. He took off his tunic and boots, put a photo of my mum, who was a baby, into his back pocket and swam. He got half way across and was picked up by a British destroyer. There is an old black and white movie about Dunkirk that ends with a lone British Soldier being picked up in the Channel and my Grandfather always said that was him. I never had the heart to say you probably weren't the only one who took the decision to swim. But I was so proud.
He was happy relating this story to me but ask him about D Day and he would just clam up.
So again apologies if I have offended anyone but this is why this weekend means so much to me.
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Post by francegas on Nov 12, 2023 21:35:08 GMT
I should have added that no doubt all of us here had relatives who fought in the war/wars and I am certainly not belittling their memories. Each and every one in my book was as hero.
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Post by Gassy on Nov 12, 2023 21:36:57 GMT
So actually France, you’re just against the protest in general, but you’re using armistice day as your reasoning for objecting? Not at all. As I said protest every day next week I have no problem with that but have a bit of respect and not this weekend. Thanks for clarifying, it just didn’t seem that way when 300k people protests peacefully and you used less than 1% of them to put them all in the same bucket - which I don’t think is fair. And does that go for all protests this weekend?
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Post by francegas on Nov 12, 2023 21:39:27 GMT
Not at all. As I said protest every day next week I have no problem with that but have a bit of respect and not this weekend. Thanks for clarifying, it just didn’t seem that way when 300k people protests peacefully and you used less than 1% of them to put them all in the same bucket - which I don’t think is fair. And does that go for all protests this weekend? Of Course.
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Post by stuart1974 on Nov 12, 2023 23:10:57 GMT
Forgive me wine taking over. My Grandfather was a Captain in the Royal Engineers. He was on the beaches of Dunkirk. As the boats came in he made sure everyone under his command was safely on a boat. When it came to him there were no more boats. He had two decisions to make. Either to be captured and become a POW or to swim. He took off his tunic and boots, put a photo of my mum, who was a baby, into his back pocket and swam. He got half way across and was picked up by a British destroyer. There is an old black and white movie about Dunkirk that ends with a lone British Soldier being picked up in the Channel and my Grandfather always said that was him. I never had the heart to say you probably weren't the only one who took the decision to swim. But I was so proud. He was happy relating this story to me but ask him about D Day and he would just clam up. So again apologies if I have offended anyone but this is why this weekend means so much to me. My maternal grandfather was on home defence for most of the war in the Royal Artillery. He said the real heroes are the ones who never came back and wouldn't say too much. I had the impression he felt a bit guilty, he died when I was still young. Recently I did some research, turns out his unit was shipped to France and Belgium in January 1945, just in time for the Battle of the Bulge/Ardennes offensive. I'll never know exactly what he did but that was definitely a surprise.
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Post by yattongas on Nov 13, 2023 8:43:46 GMT
So, Braverman. Days before she becomes a political martyr or will she be kept in post for fear of giving her ammunition? Gone this weekend Close.
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