Country without empire wants empire, country with empire wants to keep empire. Not a whole lot of difference there. Obviously the causes of WW1 is a complex issue which cannot and should not be decided on a forum, but the caricature of us as the good guys and them as the bad guys is somewhat...
That's just not true though. It's true for WW2, but not for WW1. In linking the deaths to the importance of the war, you sort of make their point.
The question is should we honour people who fought for unjust wars? If they knowingly fought for evil, I would say no but in WW1, there is really...