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TheMercenary · 04-08-2007, 09:39 AM

I hope this is not a real event but for some reason I bet there is truth to it.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770

elSicomoro · 04-08-2007, 09:52 AM

History is what it is...sometimes, the truth sucks.

TheMercenary · 04-08-2007, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by sycamore

History is what it is...sometimes, the truth sucks.

I see the same thing here in the US with attempts to re-write history and erase portions that are found "distasteful". It is a crime.

duck_duck · 04-08-2007, 09:57 AM

I'm happy hong kong is no longer a UK colony. It seems the british just want to lay down and die. They will not stand up for anything or for themselves anymore

TheMercenary · 04-08-2007, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by duck_duck

I'm happy hong kong is no longer a UK colony. It seems the british just want to lay down and die. They will not stand up for anything or for themselves anymore

I do believe they honorably held up to a lease that expired and the Chinese gov was not going to re-new. I would say that is a bit better than many attempts by many countries to colonize places that did not want outsiders. They just did there part in the bargain IMHO.

duck_duck · 04-08-2007, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I do believe they honorably held up to a lease that expired and the Chinese gov was not going to re-new. I would say that is a bit better than many attempts by many countries to colonize places that did not want outsiders. They just did there part in the bargain IMHO.

You misunderstand me. I am happy the british left hong kong not because of a lease but because they are weak now. They will not stand up for themselves anymore so why would I expect them to stand up for hong kong if it were still british?

TheMercenary · 04-08-2007, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by duck_duck

They will not stand up for themselves anymore so why would I expect them to stand up for hong kong if it were still british?

I bet they would stand up for themselves, although they would certainly be outmatched against all of China, as would any country today. I think they handled the Iran crisis fairly well.

King · 04-08-2007, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by duck_duck

You misunderstand me. I am happy the british left hong kong not because of a lease but because they are weak now. They will not stand up for themselves anymore so why would I expect them to stand up for hong kong if it were still british?

I'm pretty sure we would have if the people of Hong Kong wanted us to, although I guess it would have depended on the government at the time. We stood up for the Falkland Islanders.

Kitsune · 04-08-2007, 10:15 AM

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The report said teachers feared confronting 'anti-Semitic sentiment and Holocaust denial among some Muslim pupils'.

History is about confrontation, debate, and discussion.

This is bad. Really bad.

King · 04-08-2007, 10:43 AM

This is only a standout case because of the reasons given. To choose what to teach because it might offend people of a certain religion is ridiculous. However, the actual action is not unusual; the only example given is a school choosing not to take the option of teaching the Crusades, and choosing not to do GCSE coursework on the Holocaust. There are optional elements to the History curriculum in Britain; unless somethings changed in the last few years, the Crusades are optional; a school can choose to study that or something else. The Holocaust has to be studied, and I'm sure it was at this school, but they just didn't choose to do coursework on it. That's not unusual; I did my GCSE coursework on Northern Ireland. It's not a case of the school ignoring the curriculum, but a case of a school making their choices for the wrong reason. I am almost certain that the Holocaust has to be studied at some point, unless that's changed in the last couple of years.

deadbeater · 04-08-2007, 04:23 PM

Why wouldn't they talk about the Crusades in front of Muslim students? The Muslims ultimately won over the so-called Christians.

piercehawkeye45 · 04-08-2007, 04:52 PM

It's a very conservative tabloid so I wouldn't get too worked up by what they publish. My guess is that they are making a mountain out of a molehill.

TheMercenary · 04-08-2007, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

It's a very conservative tabloid so I wouldn't get too worked up by what they publish. My guess is that they are making a mountain out of a molehill.

I would say the same about the LA Times or any of the tripe they report.

piercehawkeye45 · 04-08-2007, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I would say the same about the LA Times or any of the tripe they report.

No popular American newspaper is liberal enough to compare.

Troubleshooter · 04-09-2007, 01:08 AM

Some people call it PC I call it lying to the children that are supposed to become the future. It's building your castle on sand.

04-08-2007, 09:39 AM	#1
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	More PC actions I hope this is not a real event but for some reason I bet there is truth to it. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770 __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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King Conquistador Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Everywhere Posts: 259	This is only a standout case because of the reasons given. To choose what to teach because it might offend people of a certain religion is ridiculous. However, the actual action is not unusual; the only example given is a school choosing not to take the option of teaching the Crusades, and choosing not to do GCSE coursework on the Holocaust. There are optional elements to the History curriculum in Britain; unless somethings changed in the last few years, the Crusades are optional; a school can choose to study that or something else. The Holocaust has to be studied, and I'm sure it was at this school, but they just didn't choose to do coursework on it. That's not unusual; I did my GCSE coursework on Northern Ireland. It's not a case of the school ignoring the curriculum, but a case of a school making their choices for the wrong reason. I am almost certain that the Holocaust has to be studied at some point, unless that's changed in the last couple of years. __________________ "I've shot you, Jeff. With a bullet made of Scottish finance regulations."

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Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Some people call it PC I call it lying to the children that are supposed to become the future. It's building your castle on sand. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

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elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	History is what it is...sometimes, the truth sucks.

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duck_duck Soul Duck Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: over here Posts: 485	I'm happy hong kong is no longer a UK colony. It seems the british just want to lay down and die. They will not stand up for anything or for themselves anymore

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deadbeater Sir Post-A-Lot Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 439	Why wouldn't they talk about the Crusades in front of Muslim students? The Muslims ultimately won over the so-called Christians.

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piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	It's a very conservative tabloid so I wouldn't get too worked up by what they publish. My guess is that they are making a mountain out of a molehill.

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