Originally posted by uzlessbitter?
Why?
Or is this some kind of weird "if you're happy and you know it clap your hands" thing that goes more like, "if you're sad and you know it post your sadness on rhp"?
Call me crazy but posting condolences on a chess forum seems to smack of tokenism.
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Originally posted by PhlabibitI'm not joking around here. As an example,
On this topic perhaps it means, "I feel bad for the family, go ahead and make your jokes... funny guys!"
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When our soldiers are killed in battle the soldiers are flown back to Toronto and then driven along the highway to the local military base. Our government renamed the section of the highway that they travel to "The Highway of Heroes". Now when you drive along this section of the highway, you see a sign on the side of the road, just after a speed limit sign, that just says "Highway of Heroes".
It's tokenism at its worst. It makes people feel like they're doing something substantial when in fact all we did was put a sign up on the side of a road. Big frickin deal!
When you want to do something, just ask yourself, "will this make a real difference?"
Originally posted by uzlessAnd i thought you were talking about The authour of the Hobbit....
I'm not joking around here. As an example,
When our soldiers are killed in battle the soldiers are flown back to Toronto and then driven along the highway to the local military base. Our government renamed the section of the highway that they travel to "The Highway of Heroes". Now when you drive along this section of the highway, you see a sign on the ...[text shortened]...
When you want to do something, just ask yourself, "will this make a real difference?"
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Originally posted by uzlessYou discount the families of the soldiars who drive this section of highway and say, "The Highway of Heroes, my (son or daughter) was a hero."
I'm not joking around here. As an example,
When our soldiers are killed in battle the soldiers are flown back to Toronto and then driven along the highway to the local military base. Our government renamed the section of the highway that they travel to "The Highway of Heroes". Now when you drive along this section of the highway, you see a sign on the
When you want to do something, just ask yourself, "will this make a real difference?"
You would have us do nothing, honor no one becuase you feel it's useless? That's how you feel about it, and it's a grim outlook on life.
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Originally posted by PhlabibitQuite on the contrary.
You discount the families of the soldiars who drive this section of highway and say, "The Highway of Heroes, my (son or daughter) was a hero."
You would have us do nothing, honor no one becuase you feel it's useless? That's how you feel about it, and it's a grim outlook on life.
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If you really WANT to do something, then make it a something substantial. Our federal government did it as a cheap PR stunt. Sure some people all up for it, but most see it for what it is...something cheap and easy that requires no effort by anybody other than paying some guy 50 bux to hammer a sign into the ground.
If we really wanted to do something for our soldiers maybe we'd spend the money and equip them with better equipment and better salaries. Maybe we'd give them everything they asked for in order to do their jobs. Maybe when they did die there would be cermonies broadcast nation wide, and their families compensated financially for their loss and sacrifice. Maybe someone would ask the families if they'd rather have the respect and honour of a grateful nation, or if they'd rather just a have a sign on the side of some dirty ass road.
Maybe we'd realize that the families don't need a sign to tell them their son is a hero.
Originally posted by uzlessWith the money they spent they could have purchased a few helmets or jackets. Instead, they made a memorial highway out of some dirty road. In the future some kid will be driving with his gramps and say, "Why is this piece of junk road called 'The Highway of Heroes'? What a stupid name."
Quite on the contrary.
If you really WANT to do something, then make it a something substantial. Our federal government did it as a cheap PR stunt. Sure some people all up for it, but most see it for what it is...something cheap and easy that requires no effort by anybody other than paying some guy 50 bux to hammer a sign into the ground.
If we really ...[text shortened]...
Maybe we'd realize that the families don't need a sign to tell them their son is a hero.
With luck, gramps will reach around and give that little brat a swift smack across the FACE! The highway is there not just for this generation, but generations to come so NO ONE ever forgets.
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Originally posted by PhlabibitUh, most of us don't need a sign to remember something...sticky notes sure, but...
With the money they spent they could have purchased a few helmets or jackets. Instead, they made a memorial highway out of some dirty road. In the future some kid will be driving with his gramps and say, "Why is this piece of junk road called 'The Highway of Heroes'? What a stupid name."
With luck, gramps will reach around and give that little brat a ...[text shortened]... is there not just for this generation, but generations to come so NO ONE ever forgets.
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Anyway, this was about posting condolences in a chess forum. Well, i made it about that i suppose.
Okay, my condolences to the Ledger family then
