tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834436738824572429.post6038062382171772818..comments2023-10-19T12:53:37.899+01:00Comments on the other covenant: No equality in deathsue smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18076374274143339232noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834436738824572429.post-76306300071272784632007-10-18T10:26:00.000+01:002007-10-18T10:26:00.000+01:00Keith http://www.meonline.co.uk/g8sumsent me.I can...Keith http://www.meonline.co.uk/g8sum<BR/>sent me.<BR/><BR/>I can't believe that you were treated so badly - nothing changes does it?Anjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562210585479814093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834436738824572429.post-28833723641493855212007-10-16T12:21:00.000+01:002007-10-16T12:21:00.000+01:00It comes as no surprise to me,in the way you were ...It comes as no surprise to me,in the way you were treated. Why could there have not been one large tent for you all ?. But my mind goes back to when Tony 'Bliar' was in the Houses of Parliament,and was asked if he could spare some time to visit with some families of soldiers that had lost their lives.They were in a room that he passed on his way out of the chamber. His answer ?. Of course 'no' he did not have time. Did he ever visit any troops that were in hospital ?. No, because he would have to look them in the eye,and he, unlike them,is a coward. The important thing is that the people of this country value their loss and thank them for their sacrifice.martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755957103979521306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834436738824572429.post-70109430162777859732007-10-16T00:55:00.000+01:002007-10-16T00:55:00.000+01:00You may wish to check outhttp://www.1party4all.co....You may wish to check out<BR/><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.1party4all.co.uk" REL="nofollow">http://www.1party4all.co.uk </A><BR/><BR/>and review the opinion-polling website on your blog.Claire Khawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557436240917008429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834436738824572429.post-28690814778205703122007-10-15T22:06:00.000+01:002007-10-15T22:06:00.000+01:00I just feel very sad very angry and very ashamed o...I just feel very sad very angry and very ashamed of the way all the families of our loved troops are being treated.<BR/>I'm so very sorry for you all.<BR/>And filled with absolute disgust at what we laughingly call our Elite.<BR/>Our Elite are the families together with their sons and daughters that with such courage and bravery put those at the top to shame.<BR/>God-bless you all.gatesofviennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807086801176891559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834436738824572429.post-79183216666037464362007-10-15T20:54:00.000+01:002007-10-15T20:54:00.000+01:00I found your blog via http://www.meonline.co.uk/g...I found your blog via http://www.meonline.co.uk/g8sum and it made me feel very sad for you. What you describe feels wrong.Hungry Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00736169491461917100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834436738824572429.post-65106433816969502752007-10-14T21:52:00.000+01:002007-10-14T21:52:00.000+01:00Sue, I do feel very sorry for you, and I'm sure I'...Sue, I do feel very sorry for you, and I'm sure I'm like everyone else in being very grateful that you're doing this. I've never lost any members of my family in the way you have, even if there were one or two hairy moments when my brother was in Iraq a couple of years ago.<BR/><BR/>But we all know that the Government is a completely heartless organisation and that's the way it's been for a long time. I think the truth now is that this country is so large and/or centralised that human feelings and natural connexions have somehow got lost and been forgotten.<BR/><BR/>The only person I know who's met Her Majesty (i.e. my brother) has said that she was polite and charming. But she is cut off from the "real" business of Government nowadays, and the Government is cut off from real people, and real people are politically aparthetic. But that is the way things have been for centuries, I feel.<BR/><BR/>I presume there is a way of finding names on the memorial with some sort of index system. But well done for pointing out the "equality" meme, not to mention the hypocrisy of then dividing the "VIPs" from the "great unwashed". It seems sad that even when the Government makes an effort to "honour the fallen" it still ends up feeling careless and tokenistic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834436738824572429.post-72169610756808476442007-10-13T20:02:00.000+01:002007-10-13T20:02:00.000+01:00I was at the ceremony. My son was killed in Iraq i...I was at the ceremony. My son was killed in Iraq in 2005. When I saw his name on the memorial without his rank and regiment I felt sick. After 15.1/2 years off hard work , no recognition. Why didn't the Queen say 'hello' or just a wave would have done, but she never spoke a word. The 'greens' had to watch a large TV , we were situated so that we couldn't see a thing. But then its always the same 'them' and 'us'caroljoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13358727494418311408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834436738824572429.post-70743772903187818362007-10-13T19:12:00.000+01:002007-10-13T19:12:00.000+01:00Your post has left me feeling sad, angry for you a...Your post has left me feeling sad, angry for you and amazed at the extraordinary insensitivity of whoever thought fit to make such a distinction. And the memorial itself makes no distinction between rank? This just shows how much Doublethink was going on. What should have been a quiet ceremony to honour the dead seems instead to have left you feeling anything but honoured for the sacrifice made by your brave son, Phillip. <BR/>I hope you know how much ordinary people like me do honour the families who are grieving - whatever their ticket colour. Anyone who reads such a moving account can feel only sadness for you and wish it were possible to express adequately the gratitude and deep sympathy due to your family.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01777450197522897511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834436738824572429.post-3546394946203447752007-10-13T17:15:00.000+01:002007-10-13T17:15:00.000+01:00Welcome Sue and much admiration for taking this on...Welcome Sue and much admiration for taking this on. May your pen grow ever sharper!<BR/><BR/>Your remark about the absence of rank and regiment is important as this can tell so much to those who come in the distant future about the nature of conflict: the story at the moment is but half-told. <BR/><BR/>Is it being too cynical to suppose that the cult of equality now rules in death?The Huntsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02341238289938769637noreply@blogger.com