alfredmizen
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why exactly ?
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[News] Cambridge University students kick out plans to honour Britain's war veterans
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why exactly ?
Why?
I take some comfort in that at some point in the next few months I’ll probably be interviewing some of these people, and they’ll be virtually begging for a place on our lucrative graduate programme.........maybe I should skew some of the questions....
Knocky's Nose
Mon nez est en Valenciennes..
I read the first post, and now have skipped straight to the last without reading the other 8 pages. I would possibly see this as time-theft...
All I can say is the word 'students' fills me with the thought that whatever the subject it's probably been over-thought, it's got a large helping of irrationality through inexperience involved, and it smells of mung beans.
We were all young, we all had a strong opinion, and most of the time it was wrong. It's all part of growing up.
If you put these students in an Avro Lancaster as a tail-gunner, or sent them over the top of the trenches in a muddy field, they'd hang their heads in shame. However, that'll never happen - so what can we do. The worst they'll ever experience is their Starbucks Latte being lukewarm...
It's the modern world, and I suppose we can't expect them to understand or empathise.
All I can say is the word 'students' fills me with the thought that whatever the subject it's probably been over-thought, it's got a large helping of irrationality through inexperience involved, and it smells of mung beans.
We were all young, we all had a strong opinion, and most of the time it was wrong. It's all part of growing up.
If you put these students in an Avro Lancaster as a tail-gunner, or sent them over the top of the trenches in a muddy field, they'd hang their heads in shame. However, that'll never happen - so what can we do. The worst they'll ever experience is their Starbucks Latte being lukewarm...
It's the modern world, and I suppose we can't expect them to understand or empathise.
daveinplzen
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- Aug 31, 2018
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As I mentioned in another thread. The British people of today, are not the same people as the British people of yesteryear. Like it or not, its the world we live in. Having said that, the soldiers sailors airmen and civiians of the time did not die for our freedom with any caveats.. if students, who I have no link with whatsoever, want to do something like this, they are free to do so really. I thnk its rude, but, im not that bothered by it. People like to be angry about lots of things on NSC. Mostly of an emotional nature.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Surprise surprise, the press has been printing misleading articles and in some of them downright lies.
Please read this and then form an opinion.
https://www.cusu.co.uk/2018/10/17/n...s-or-remembrance-day-at-cambridge-university/
Please read this and then form an opinion.
https://www.cusu.co.uk/2018/10/17/n...s-or-remembrance-day-at-cambridge-university/