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#1 Apr 25 2004 at 7:21 PM Rating: Decent
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100,000 Australians have died in wars over the past century.

Why am I saying this? Well yesterday was Anzac Day, I think you have a Veterans Day in the US.

There was an Anzac Day service in Gallipoli, Turkey, the place where it all started. Our govt had a travel advisory against going there for fear of terrorist attack, but 12,000 went anyway, 2,000 more than last year. And it's a 9k hike to get to the site.

Anyway I never realised the number was so huge, guess most of those died in World War I, which is still the nastiest war ever.
#2 Apr 25 2004 at 7:56 PM Rating: Excellent
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We had a few clients fly up that way, and since I cover Australai as part of my region, i was pretty involved in the "checking things out" phase. When you think about it, it's crazy that so many people died to protect what we have today. It's saddening.
#3 Apr 25 2004 at 8:03 PM Rating: Decent
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Specially considering that Gallipoli was a major stuffup. The Aussies were given the wrong info and landed in the wrong spot, on a beach, right under almost vertical cliffs. They were shot to pieces, hundreds died.
#4 Apr 26 2004 at 7:35 AM Rating: Decent
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100,000? Canada has had more casualties then that. **** off Australia, like you would do anything, *****!
#5 Apr 26 2004 at 8:15 AM Rating: Decent
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How many Mrens? Just curious.
#6 Apr 26 2004 at 8:59 AM Rating: Decent
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Edited, Mon Apr 26 10:00:12 2004 by Dracoid
#7 Apr 26 2004 at 8:59 AM Rating: Decent
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@#%^ off Australia, like you would do anything, @#%^!


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When you think about it, it's crazy that so many people died to protect what we have today. It's saddening.


it dosent sadden me, i would rather so many people died then than all the deaths the ***** would have caused over the past 60 years in camps for gays and jews
#8 Apr 26 2004 at 9:35 AM Rating: Decent
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i would rather so many people died then than all the deaths the ***** would have caused over the past 60 years in camps for gays and jews
I am always a little curious why the Romani never get a mention when people talk about the holocaust, seems like they are just as much a victim as the jews/Gays/anyone else not Blue eyed and Blond haired.
#9 Apr 26 2004 at 9:36 AM Rating: Decent
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i would rather so many people died then than all the deaths the ***** would have caused over the past 60 years in camps for gays and jews

Maybe they would have changed thier ways and become great guys. The US is fromed by a bunch of genocidal slave owning rasicst white Chrsitans and look how we turned out!
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#10 Apr 26 2004 at 9:42 AM Rating: Decent
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I am always a little curious why the Romani never get a mention when people talk about the holocaust, seems like they are just as much a victim as the jews/Gays/anyone else not Blue eyed and Blond haired


well you get the point i was trying to make
#11 Apr 26 2004 at 9:42 AM Rating: Decent
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Maybe they would have changed thier ways and become great guys. The US is fromed by a bunch of genocidal slave owning rasicst white Chrsitans and look how we turned out!
Yeah you became a bunch of genocidal McDonalds eating racist white christians with a beef with Islam for the most part

Just kidding Smash Smiley: smile ..... well mostly, some of you aren't christian or white.
#12 Apr 26 2004 at 9:46 AM Rating: Good
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I am always a little curious why the Romani never get a mention when people talk about the holocaust
Well, the Jews obviously get top billing because of the sheer numbers of them involved. Maybe percentage wise the Romani died in greater numbers (I don't know) but, when speaking to someone, I guess 6 million Jews sounds more staggering than "90% of some minor ethnic group you've never heard of".

Few people talk about the Communists, handicapped, Catholics, political prisoners, etc who died was well. I'm not even sure we'd bring up the homosexuals as often as we do except more people are sensitive to gay rights these days. I suppose if there was a powerful Romani lobby in the United States, we'd hear about it more.
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#13 Apr 26 2004 at 4:15 PM Rating: Decent
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Anyway I never realised the number was so huge, guess most of those died in World War I, which is still the nastiest war ever.


WW2 makes every other war look like a snowball fight between miffed siblings. Yes, the casualties in WW1 were ghastly(mostly because of the failure of the leaders to realize they were still using 19th century tactics against 20th centurey technology), but compared to the sheer carnage of WW2, it just doesn't compare.

#14 Apr 26 2004 at 5:34 PM Rating: Good
That Pogues song/cover, "Waltzing Mathilda" always brings me to tears.

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