BBC iplayer: The Muslim Tommies

You —

A program on BBC iplayer that should be available for approximately a month:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00mk54l/The_Muslim_Tommies/

Forum

You — Fri, 4 Sep 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.

You — Fri, 4 Sep 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 mass genocide.

You — Sat, 3 Oct 2009 - 18:56

[quote=wednesday]I like the idea of discipline, it seems to be useful in the long run.[/quote]

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

Ya'qub — Sat, 3 Oct 2009 - 19:22

[quote=You][quote=wednesday]I like the idea of discipline, it seems to be useful in the long run.[/quote]

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