BBC iplayer: The Muslim Tommies

Published by You on 4 September, 2009 - 03:01
Submitted by You on 4 September, 2009 - 03:05

While this documentary mentions the British Soldiers to fight in the first world war, once again, it seems to ignore "the other front" - the British invasion of Iraq.

It is also ignored that there were British soldiers in Iraq, along with soldiers from the colonies too.

EDIT - the iraqi front is mentioned later in the documentary - Many Muslims had not been willing to fight the Turkish Muslims and had been punished with heavy prison sentences.

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"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.

Submitted by You on 4 September, 2009 - 04:38

I must also add that the "master warrior races" theory mentioned in that documentary is not only racist but also evil - it was something that continued in the armed forces and eventually was one of the things that resulted in .

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"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.

Submitted by You on 30 September, 2009 - 01:43

bumpity bump.

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"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.

Submitted by You on 30 September, 2009 - 17:43

1. I am lazy
2. I think getting shot would be painful.

So what do you think?

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"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.

Submitted by You on 3 October, 2009 - 18:56

wednesday wrote:
I like the idea of discipline, it seems to be useful in the long run.

disagree. Discipline can cost you too - you become rigid and structured.

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"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.

Submitted by Ya'qub on 3 October, 2009 - 19:22

You wrote:
wednesday wrote:
I like the idea of discipline, it seems to be useful in the long run.

disagree. Discipline can cost you too - you become rigid and structured.

There are extremes at both ends of the spectrum.

The ideal is to be somewhere very close to the middle (bearing in mind that 'the middle' is different in every situation).

I think the best thing to do is try to recognise what our own weaknesses are, and try to be the opposite of that; for example, if I think I am a very lazy/unmotivated/disorganised person, I should try to discipline myself more. But if I am a very rigid/unspontaneous/highly-strung person, I should try to loosen up and relax more.

So, which extreme do you think you are more likely to be?

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Don't just do something! Stand there.

Submitted by You on 3 October, 2009 - 23:55

Would saying "I am not lazy, I just have nothing to do" be a lie?

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"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.

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