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[b]John Marsh wrote:[/b]
[quote]What people seem to learn from history and past successes and failures appears to zero into the realms of minus something as history can be re written as can be seen from the UK's treatment of the memory of Jimmy Savile's contribution. For me a character I knew little of as I watch as little TV as possible. And did not watch TV at all during JS's main TV career. But I now actually admire him as I seek the historial evidence that is not tainted. He did have a sense of enjoying life to the end and good on him.
So back to WW1. I read up on it and Germany from time to time and learn more and more about human nature and how crazy we are as people. Also, one great lessons is leaders from all sides of a war do not have a clue to what they are really on about. No real long term plan or ideal (Some exceptions Hitler for one had clearly detailed his ideal and plan many years before he embarked on them). Certainly in the case of WW1 it happened. And the most amazing thing the media, history books or whatever one wants to call them. They want to blame one man for starting it. And it is not the Kaiser of Germany but  Gavrilo Princip an assasin who shot dead Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
A lot could be learnt from history and many modern errors avoided. And positive advancement acheived. So yes I personally think if we as individuals and our educators together use the thinking part of us to learn it will be of great value. But if we allow ourselves to be spoon fed and educators do not endeavour with all they have to get us to think for ourselves then WW1 best forgotten.[/quote]

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Topic History of: Why are we celebrating the start of the First World War?
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Author	Message
JK2006	I have to say the poppies at the Tower look incredible - a fabulous artwork conveying a simple message effectively... war is terrible.
JK2006	By the way over 1400 views for this thread so far.
JK2006	The reasons for war are always complex and justified by whichever side decided it's right to kill people - I find almost all of them wrong.
Mr Reason	Turkey? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallipoli_Campaign Churchill loved the 'grand scheme'.....but seldom was able to pull them off.......
In The Know (as always)	Gnomo wrote: In 1914 these young men 'did their duty' and did it bravely and selfishly. If you are talking about bravery - the really brave ones were the ones who refused to fight ! Most of the time they were stretcher-bearers, under-fire (with no defence). The ultimate selfless act (unlike the sheep !)