I, personally, hate it when people don’t ask the question in the “question” box, here I am though – doing it myself!
The only reason being that this one requires some background.
Essentially, a Celtic fanatic asked a question about another Celtic fanatic (according to the asker) pondering whether or not we all loved the alleged fanatic because of his benevolent behaviour.
As I read this question several days after reading about Celtic fans waving banners similar to those waved by Islamic extremists when confronted with HM Forces heroism, I responded negatively:
“Probably trying (desperately) to get some credibility and public support for Celtic fans? Big Fail!! Reject the Poppy and give up your human rights in this country, scum.”
This answer got deleted.
I have appealed to YA, with this:
“By deleting my answer – you accept that every member of the British Armed Forces that died, didn’t die for a cause or reason. You relish the deaths of members of the British Armed Forces. You believe that people should be allowed to be affiliated with organisations which denounce Britain’s heroic efforts in attempting to crush tyranny, free people from oppression and ultimately achieve World Peace. And that those people and their supporters should have a louder voice than those people who support our lads and Britain’s efforts?
Politics aside, we are talking about the war dead. Since the beginning of the Great War in 1914.
Should the war dead be hated or sainted?
You decide, Yahoo Answers.”
Ultimately my question, dear readers, is – Am I right for respecting our war dead, or is Yahoo right for supporting anti-British sentiment?
There will be an update to this one, I promise!
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Posted on November 22, 2010.
Your answer wasn’t removed for your opinion. It was removed because you were not respectful and called someone “scum”. They would deem that demeaning and that is not cool by Y!A standards.
To anser your question, of course we should all respect the war dead…especially the innocent people now termed “collateral damage”.
Since didn’t see your original question, don’t have the faintest idea what you are talking about, so this just seems waffle, but –
1. How can a fanatic have benevolent behaviour? Surely that is an oxymoron?
2. What the heck do Celtic football banners have to do with Islam? (You’ve lost me there).
3. You are absolutely right to respect our war dead (I wore a poppy) but Yahoo must also allow anti-British sentiment, surely, unless it is inflammatory or derogatory? That is free speech, surely?
4. I believe in the saying attributed to Voltaire (but not proven); “I disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.” – which is why the British will never embrace Islam, or Catholicism, or Judaism, or any other religion, totally, because religion inhibits free speech. Someone else said that the British were a nation in search of a religion; well, I’ve never found one that suits, so maybe it’s true….