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Pretty much the whole of Europe marks remembrance day. It is about reconciliation and as far as it can be made so, is apolitical. Politicians of all sides and n
by NeedMoreTea 7y ago
Pretty much the whole of Europe marks remembrance day. It is about reconciliation and as far as it can be made so, is apolitical. Politicians of all sides and nationalities, including the "other" side have and do attend different country events. Perhaps less so with this generation of politicians who will make a cup of tea political if they can, but that is not the act of remembrance.
Not to mark _a_ war, but all war. That point is important.
- mytailorisrich 7y agoI don't understand what's the argument about here. Commemorating war dead is a sensitive issue. FIFA has to take all situations across the world into account. It is sensible for them not to allow any display and to keep to it without exception even if the British think that they are special. No big deal, just keep football purely about sport.
- NeedMoreTea 7y ago> the British think that they are special lol. You are aware that just about the entire developed world, and a fair proportion of the rest mark the same day, right? It's called Veteran's Day in the US, also on November 11th. Not marking it would be the political statement.
- mytailorisrich 7y agoYes the world, at least the world that matters, is made of the western countries that fought WWI. The poppy incident is an illustration of this arrogance and ignorance of the real world.
- dang 7y agoIt looks like you've been using HN primarily for political and ideological battle again. We ban accounts that do that because it's not in keeping with the intellectual curiosity HN is supposed to be for. Would you please take that spirit more to heart and fix this? https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html