tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960060657339262513.post630087927555306042..comments2023-10-02T21:42:57.764+08:00Comments on a mermaid in the attic: And the band played 'Waltzing Matilda'...95 years on.A mermaid in the attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01139858546037879539noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960060657339262513.post-78156819762369273642010-04-26T07:47:25.869+08:002010-04-26T07:47:25.869+08:00I love your story of the olive branch and the olde...I love your story of the olive branch and the older couple. You sharing your olives, the older couple their experiences.<br />I'm a pacificist too, but took time to remember all of those young, innocents who went off to fight for their country and our way of life.<br /><br />Great post.<br /><br />Jacky xoxJackyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347191565099767347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960060657339262513.post-45180831437531343272010-04-26T02:36:29.447+08:002010-04-26T02:36:29.447+08:00p.s I think the best war song ever is Pink Floyd&#...p.s I think the best war song ever is Pink Floyd's 'When the Tigers Broke Free'. Great video too.Róisínhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221357100369170369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960060657339262513.post-39845522435828283592010-04-26T02:30:51.913+08:002010-04-26T02:30:51.913+08:00What a great post.
I totally agree with you on t...What a great post. <br /><br />I totally agree with you on the mixed feelings towards war rememberence. We don't have anything really like Anzac Day where I live. I'm from Ireland and due to the conditioned nationalism that prevails here people tend to ignore anything that happened pre-independence(unless it had something to do with fighting the Brits, of course). That includes the two Wars, even though we had as much a part of them as anyone. Most people round here think Rememberence Sunday (which I suppose would be the equivalent) is something you can only celebrate if you're British. As a result, the sacrifices of the hundreds of thousands of Irish men are dusted under the carpet. I've been to Flanders and the amount of young Irish men buried there (alongside the Aussies, Canadians etc etc) is phenomenal. Yet we chose to forget all about them. Both my own maternal and paternal great grandfathers died there. In fact, my dad's grandfather was killed the day after the war was over along with his brother- they walked over a landmine while searching for the body of a friend. I know every family has stories like that but here in Ireland nobody seems to care.<br /><br />I'm usually against anything that reniforces constructed national identities, and war memorials do tend to be along those lines. But at the same time I do think that those people deserve some sort of acknowledgment.<br /><br />Ah history, it's a funny old thing.<br /><br />Anyway, as I said, really enjoyed this post!Róisínhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221357100369170369noreply@blogger.com