tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post8648954471083240488..comments2024-03-29T02:30:24.590+11:00Comments on eclectica: kyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-61731563022921744632018-04-27T23:06:26.891+10:002018-04-27T23:06:26.891+10:00My son did the entry exams for the Army and was to...My son did the entry exams for the Army and was told he was suitable for any job he wanted to pursue. I wasn't at all happy about it until I realised his very flat feet would stop him passing a medical. <br />Soon after that he was distracted by a girlfriend and his Army career ended. <br /><br />I wish it would stop, the men who join up are too young. Even the older ones. kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-89426246099465887872018-04-27T03:41:51.897+10:002018-04-27T03:41:51.897+10:00Such poignancy in these few lines. Thank you for i...Such poignancy in these few lines. Thank you for introducing them to us, or at least to me. When our son was approaching the age that young men in past wars had been conscripted or volunteered, I thought quite a lot about how lucky we all were that he did not live in those times. He was so young -- but so were they. And so many didn't see twenty. jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-50435752016458300992018-04-26T05:16:42.049+10:002018-04-26T05:16:42.049+10:00Kylie, there were plenty of idealistic young men i...Kylie, there were plenty of idealistic young men in the IRA. And plenty in ISIS.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-78515543283219610162018-04-25T21:59:31.868+10:002018-04-25T21:59:31.868+10:00Idealistic young men are usually not in a position...Idealistic young men are usually not in a position to start wars and violence. It is older people who should know better who do that.<br /><br />The song I borrowed from references the Vietnam war, Anzac day covers all conflicts and peace keeping missionskyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-39264972260808193832018-04-25T21:44:05.473+10:002018-04-25T21:44:05.473+10:00Ah, thanks. I was vaguely aware of Anzac Day but d...Ah, thanks. I was vaguely aware of Anzac Day but didn't know the date. As you say, Australia (and other countries) are still committing idealistic young men to become canon fodder. And other idealistic young men still think violence and war is the way to solve a problem.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-42969372059741061012018-04-25T21:40:14.115+10:002018-04-25T21:40:14.115+10:00My history is terrible and I should but don't ...My history is terrible and I should but don't know why Gallipoli happened. I just wish we were not still doing the same stupid thingkyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-85699105239377013512018-04-25T21:35:14.598+10:002018-04-25T21:35:14.598+10:00Most of Australia's conflicts have been someon...Most of Australia's conflicts have been someone else's and it frustrates me that we are still committing idealistic young men to become canon fodder.kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-86182566606087488882018-04-25T21:16:44.703+10:002018-04-25T21:16:44.703+10:00Gallipoli should have been the last battle ever fo...Gallipoli should have been the last battle ever fought. I sometimes wonder why, even in colonial OZ and NZ why so many would follow Churchill into such a foolish campaign, start from the low ground and try to take the high with the only obstacle a sheer cliff wall. Were there no competent generals to stand against this fools errand?<br /><br />Of course Churchill made it into the military after this failure and did account himself a fighter none the less...the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-12579287558716230222018-04-25T20:35:15.674+10:002018-04-25T20:35:15.674+10:00They came to the other side of the world to fight ...They came to the other side of the world to fight in a conflict that was really someone else's war. I feel that that truth adds to the tragedy of it all. Thank you sons and daughters of Australia. Thank you sons and daughters of New Zealand. Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-75946162046683393692018-04-25T17:50:07.869+10:002018-04-25T17:50:07.869+10:00It's our memorial day here. The verse is part ...It's our memorial day here. The verse is part of a song "I was only Nineteen" by Redgumkyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-27386341487135072722018-04-25T17:49:21.720+10:002018-04-25T17:49:21.720+10:00Anzac day is April 25. It started as remembrance o...Anzac day is April 25. It started as remembrance of the Gallipoli campaign which started April 25kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-80411961048714588152018-04-25T16:50:43.149+10:002018-04-25T16:50:43.149+10:00Am I missing something? What happened on April 25?...Am I missing something? What happened on April 25?nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-9277802712376439632018-04-25T16:37:39.879+10:002018-04-25T16:37:39.879+10:00Nice that you are remembering the fallen. What a p...Nice that you are remembering the fallen. What a poignant verse. Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-71989390485752873872018-04-25T13:23:29.139+10:002018-04-25T13:23:29.139+10:00Mine, too.Mine, too.kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-32884754821007851922018-04-25T12:50:04.367+10:002018-04-25T12:50:04.367+10:00That is such a powerful song.
A song which makes m...That is such a powerful song.<br />A song which makes my eyes leak.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com