Cadets Banned From Parading With Rifles, or why we will lose next time.

[tripleblessed]

I was not chastising anyone about their governmental system or how anyone chooses to run their country. I was speaking of honoring the dead and the sacrifices they made. In the same way that we cannot judge the Inquisition or the enslavement of the masses by feudal peerage, we must honor the dead in the spirit of their time and the manner and intent of their service. Most of my forebears were good people, some absolute jackals. I don't judge their actions by today's understanding. I can honor that in their time they did their best to provide for those for whom they cared and those to come.

The article said the ban was based on ONE complaint BY ONE person. That's not how any of our countries are run today.

And I might remind one that without government by one or a very small minority, I most probably would still BE a citizen of the UK. My family fought the Romans, fought the Saxons, fought the Angles, fought the Vikings, fought all comers in the attempt to create a system that would provide peace and abundance for all. That we haven't yet succeeded is not their fault. I WILL HONOR THEM ALL. And their blood, shed in Essex, Wessex, Wales, the Borders, the Highlands, and most of Ireland, IMHO,has bought me the right to express that opinion. You're welcome to any opinion you care to wave about, only as long as others can do the same. It may seem ironic to some that one would come on a public forum to tell people to shut up.

Apologies to any offended, as no offense is offered, only hopefully civil
discussion.