Comments on: The Troubles http://caughtinthemiddleman.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/the-troubles/ These are the sometimes irreverent ramblings and observations of an English middle-aged man and middle manager..... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:22:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: SilverTiger http://caughtinthemiddleman.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/the-troubles/#comment-2241 SilverTiger Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:26:01 +0000 http://caughtinthemiddleman.wordpress.com/?p=783#comment-2241 Tigger and I went to Waterloo (in Belgium) on a courier run a few months ago. What we saw there - the Wellington Museum, the road signs pointing the way to sites relevant to the battle, the shops selling mementos, people happy to help us, etc - persuades me that the inhabitants of Waterloo would have no problem with a party of British celebrating Wellington's famous victory. After all, Napoleon was a French dictator, not a Belgian. The Orangemen parades in NI are another matter. Here, one part of the community is rubbing the collective nose of the other part in past horrors that civilized folk should be working to put behind them. Of course, there are tensions in Belgium too, between the Walloons and the Flemish speakers. Sadly, human beings never have to look far to find reasons to quarrel with their neighbours. Tigger and I went to Waterloo (in Belgium) on a courier run a few months ago. What we saw there – the Wellington Museum, the road signs pointing the way to sites relevant to the battle, the shops selling mementos, people happy to help us, etc – persuades me that the inhabitants of Waterloo would have no problem with a party of British celebrating Wellington’s famous victory. After all, Napoleon was a French dictator, not a Belgian.

The Orangemen parades in NI are another matter. Here, one part of the community is rubbing the collective nose of the other part in past horrors that civilized folk should be working to put behind them.

Of course, there are tensions in Belgium too, between the Walloons and the Flemish speakers. Sadly, human beings never have to look far to find reasons to quarrel with their neighbours.

]]> By: cerebr8 http://caughtinthemiddleman.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/the-troubles/#comment-2218 cerebr8 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:39:19 +0000 http://caughtinthemiddleman.wordpress.com/?p=783#comment-2218 It does amaze me that these things occur here (on Earth in general) in 2009. As far as I know, the God I believe in frowns upon killing and violence. It seems that no matter how many people work for peace, there is always a large enough contingent that thrives on hate, anger & chaos. Thanks for this insight... It does amaze me that these things occur here (on Earth in general) in 2009. As far as I know, the God I believe in frowns upon killing and violence. It seems that no matter how many people work for peace, there is always a large enough contingent that thrives on hate, anger & chaos. Thanks for this insight…

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