11-06-2020, 09:01 PM
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Re: Lord Baden-Powell Statue now a target
Originally Posted by reg
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You took the thoughts right out of my head.
11-06-2020, 09:05 PM
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Re: Lord Baden-Powell Statue now a target
Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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But it's true. Britain declared war on Germany and with the strength of the British empire behind her turned a European conflict into a world wide conflict as the krauts pulled their empire into the Frey.
11-06-2020, 09:08 PM
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Re: Lord Baden-Powell Statue now a target
Originally Posted by Morticia
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It clearly isn't my strong point .... please explain in words of no more than two syllables how we started the war?And please speak slowly.
He plays on his wording for attention, imho.
11-06-2020, 09:20 PM
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Re: Lord Baden-Powell Statue now a target
Originally Posted by reg
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He's correct in that Britain and France "declared" war on Germany.....the reasons why are obvious.He plays on his wording for attention, imho.
Although I have no liking for the Nazi party of their supporters and with VERY good reason history is indeed recorded by the victors.
But both my now wife and I had family in Germany and Russia and those who survived taught us of life and death from the "other side"
It got both of us in a shed load of trouble at our schools as one might expect!
11-06-2020, 09:21 PM
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Re: Lord Baden-Powell Statue now a target
Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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20th century history not your strong suite then? In any case it lines up with The Windsor's exceeding close family ties with Germany and Baden Powell's supposed approval of the Nazis (which IMO is very unlikely!).
11-06-2020, 09:24 PM
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Re: Lord Baden-Powell Statue now a target
Originally Posted by reg
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He's correct in that Britain and France "declared" war on Germany.....the reasons why are obvious.He plays on his wording for attention, imho.
11-06-2020, 09:25 PM
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Re: Lord Baden-Powell Statue now a target
Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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Not in this case. It's a historical fact.Although I have no liking for the Nazi party of their supporters and with VERY good reason history is indeed recorded by the victors.
But both my now wife and I had family in Germany and Russia and those who survived taught us of life and death from the "other side"
It got both of us in a shed load of trouble at school as one might expect!
11-06-2020, 09:25 PM
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Re: Lord Baden-Powell Statue now a target
Originally Posted by d00d
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Weren't our own royal family Nazi admirers before Hitler started a world war? OMG .... 
I seem to remember Dad saying there were rumours about the Duke of Windsor being a nazii fan. Makes you wonder what would have happened had he stayed King??
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