Thread: Appeasement
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Old 08-03-2024, 21:04   #65
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Re: Appeasement

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Originally Posted by nomadking View Post
But not with £1m of taxpayer money or a government announcement.

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A factor will have been:-
Council funding is taxpayer funding But if you think it's an attempt to buy Muslim votes, I'm not going to disagree..

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Originally Posted by Pierre View Post
Why do they have to be grouped by religion? Surely nationality is the only way they should be remembered? Or regiment they served in.

Are the Gurkhas remembered on a specific Hindu memorial?

I’m all for remembering soldiers that gave their lives for us all, I don’t see why religion is the group dynamic that defines their sacrifice.
Not been there but seem plenty of precedents to group by religion and opportunities for people to have questioned this.

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