The Battle of Britain Was The First Defeat For The German Luftwaffe.

[bongodriver]

"Two world wars and one world cup, doo-dah doo-dah!",

Thats generalizing mate, have I chanted that? has anyone on this thread chanted that? have I suggested that chant is something to be proud of? have you any evidence that it is the wider view of the British public?........no

One thing though is mourning the fallen and celebrating their efforts for the defense of your country (a sentiment that should be common to ALL countries), another is celebrating the thing as if it was a victory over a football match.

Proof of ignorance, that is exactly what it was, a victory for our fight to survive....so we honour the people that made the ultimate saccrifce for it, where the hell does a football match come in to it?

[bongodriver]

It got me thinking some time ago: out of all the European countries, Great Britain is the only one with SO much celebration about WW2, and for a buff like me and you it surely is paradise, but have you ever wondered why it doesn't happen as much in the rest of Europe?

Not being funny or anything and with no disrespect to the rest of europe....it's probably to do with the fact we remained the only european country that had anything to celebrate.......is that not obvious?

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

Thats generalizing mate, have I chanted that? has anyone on this thread chanted that? have I suggested that chant is something to be proud of? have you any evidence that it is the wider view of the British public?........no

well maybe you haven't chanted it here, but you can say you NEVER chanted it, or giggled when you heard it? Come on..

Proof of ignorance, that is exactly what it was, a victory for our fight to survive....so we honour the people that made the ultimate saccrifce for it, where the hell does a football match come in to it?

that's exactly my question..