It's been a while so here goes.....
Did the two minute silence thing yesterday. We must always remember our history. Started wondering though about whether we should be updating our practices on November 11 to recognize our country's changing family structures. Our silver cross mother role...maybe it's time to recognize other than traditional roles of parents of soldiers we lose. With the increasing acceptability of same sex relationships maybe it's time to have one 'silver cross parent' who is a member of our lesbian or gay community. Also is 'silver cross' most appropriate in a multicultural society?
Saw somewhere that Palestinian rival groups may be looking at some type of agreement. Gee if they do agree, then maybe them and Israelis could develop some type of agreement too.. wouldn't that be wonderful....
I understand Canada's highest court is to rule soon on Khadr. I hope they confirm lower courts' views that he is a child soldier and must be repatriated....
Somewhat bemused at Lady Thatcher incident where death of a federal Cabinet Minister's pet was mistaken for news about former British Prime Minister of same name.
Oh yes... I got H1N1 flu shot last Sunday... experience went well....
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I thought it was the death of Cabinet Minister's cat, named Thatcher? Anyway...
ReplyDeleteI think it's time to start remembering everyone who gave their lives in the name of war - soldiers, civilians, Canadians and all other nations. I regret this notion that when we go to War its for a purpose, when others are in War its wrong. When I was a kid in school and did those Rememberance Day ceremonies to "remember" I was told that we wanted to remember so it never happened again, that we remember other people died so we would be free. Well, if we're back at War, then what gives? Were all these lives given in vain? What exactly are we remembering? Seems we've forgotten the hell within war...what happens to all the soldiers who are forunate enough to return, the horror the solders lived through before they died and killed others. We're cheering picking what to remember - pretty poppies, nice uniforms, glory. dg
thanks for noticing error... was it a dog or cat.. will change to 'pet'
ReplyDeleteI like your comments.... as a 'species' we haven't learned war does not really solve anything.