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In reply to the discussion: In 1914, a boy chained his bike to a tree to fight in the war. And he.... [View all]adieu
(1,009 posts)12. Watch Joyeux Noel
a movie about World War I in which the combatants, Irish, French and Germans joined together over Christmas time to sing and play a bit of soccer before returning to war. It shows the futility and pointlessness of war. War isn't fought by the men on the front lines. They're fought by the people behind the front lines using the men on the front lines as cannon fodder.
War, such a sad waste of human lives.
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In 1914, a boy chained his bike to a tree to fight in the war. And he.... [View all]
Are_grits_groceries
Mar 2013
OP
What exactly do you mean by, "inspire others to act in ways contrary to their own interests"? nt.
OldDem2012
Mar 2013
#20
I can walk about a half a mile and see a war memorial with the names of several dozen boys...
Spider Jerusalem
Mar 2013
#22
My great-great aunt was on a train with a soldier who fought near Flanders.
Are_grits_groceries
Mar 2013
#29