Re: Lest We Forget

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	aus.politics, aus.cars, aus.tv, aus.computers
Subject	Re: Lest We Forget
Date	2015-11-11 16:26 +1100
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felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> wrote
> Ördög Lucifer Belphegor Abaddon Satan Beelzebub wrote
>> felix_unger wrote

>>> http://ausnet.info/pics/Lest-We-Forget.jpg

>>> http://www.3aw.com.au/news/one-mans-plan-to-commemorate-a-forgotten-battle-20151110-gkvxov.html
>>> http://www.pozieresremembered.com.au/

>> No disrespect to the fallen!

>> HOWEVER!

>> I think our politicians have already forgotten them some time ago.

> It's disgraceful that our pollies dish out taxpayer dollors to dubious 
> causes and other countries but never have any or enough money for things 
> they should have, like preserving and honouring our heritage.

They do both, actually.

> it's pathetic and shameful that it takes a private individual to initiate 
> the building of a memorial to the thousands of diggers who fought and died 
> at pozieres, and to raise the money to build it.

There is plenty of other stuff the govt paid for.

>> The Coalition policies and ruthless propaganda with the beginning of the
>> Howard years attest to that. The ANZAC spirit being abused to enhance the 
>> conservative political support base with fake nationalism...revolting.

>> ....and SAD!

>> There is no place for this thread in aus.computers, aus.tv, and in
>> aus.cars. This is bitter politics so we should leave them out of it!

> as you would know.. these topics and threads often morph and so could 
> become interesting or relevant to the participants in those ng's, if they 
> aren't already. those who aren't interested needn't reply.

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Lest We Forget felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-11 12:25 +1100
  Re: Lest We Forget Ördög Lucifer Belphegor Abaddon Satan Beelzebub <lies-greed-corruption@liberal.org.au> - 2015-11-11 02:52 +0000
    Re: Lest We Forget felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-11 14:39 +1100
      Re: Lest We Forget Ördög Lucifer Belphegor Abaddon Satan Beelzebub <lies-greed-corruption@liberal.org.au> - 2015-11-11 04:02 +0000
        Re: Lest We Forget felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-11 15:34 +1100
          Re: Lest We Forget Ördög Lucifer Belphegor Abaddon Satan Beelzebub <lies-greed-corruption@liberal.org.au> - 2015-11-11 04:46 +0000
          Re: Lest We Forget Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2015-11-11 21:00 +1100
      Re: Lest We Forget "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-11-11 16:26 +1100
  Re: Lest We Forget Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2015-11-11 20:57 +1100
    Re: Lest We Forget jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2015-11-11 18:10 -0800
  Re: Lest We Forget Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-11-12 08:02 +1100
    Re: Lest We Forget felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-12 11:37 +1100
      Re: Lest We Forget Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-11-12 11:50 +1100
        Re: Lest We Forget felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-11-12 17:00 +1100
      Re: Lest We Forget Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2015-11-12 12:43 +1100
      Re: Lest We Forget "Blue Heeler" <woof@bark.org> - 2015-11-12 07:08 +0000

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