Why No Mention ?
Here in Eastern Ontario the bicentennial of the War of 1812 is being recognized yet I've never seen a mention in the UK media (BBC TV News or Expat Telegraph or Express Newspapers)
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Nobody cares.
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Also to the British is was kind of just an extension of what was really the first world war, the Napoleonic Wars.
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It's propaganda; the Harper government is forcing the bicentennial of that dubious victory down our throats to draw attention away from the dishonesty and deceit they've been managing our country and our affairs with. If we're going to fork out all the money for jets and trucks and maybe submarines for the armed forces they run positive national pride historical vignettes with weapons in them. It isn't even good sleight of hand. Veterans affairs should of been allocated whatever all the 1812 bull cost and spent it on the vets.
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Re: Why No Mention ?
Originally Posted by Alan2005
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Nobody cares.
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Nobody has ever heard of the war 1812 in the UK that's why.
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I politely remind Americans that with the help of the Brits the Canadians burned down the White House.
Plus it as an away game for the Brits so many in the UK couldnt get tickets to attend or had ASBOs banning them from travelling. |
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Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
(Post 10248741)
I politely remind Americans that with the help of the Brits the Canadians burned down the White House.
Plus it as an away game for the Brits so many in the UK couldnt get tickets to attend or had ASBOs banning them from travelling. |
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Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 10248760)
It was the British that burned the Whitehouse.
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The way I heard it, we didn't burn the White House down, but badly singed it. The Capital Building we burnt down. British regular forces and Canadian militia attacked together in retaliation for the sacking and burning of York, (TO). These ads implying we were the winners of that war (produced at our expense) are insidious and only serve the government spin doctors by trying to shape public opinion.
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It does piss off the Americans though :lol:
The Burning of Washington in 1814 was an armed conflict during the War of 1812 between the forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and those of the United States of America. On August 24, 1814, after defeating the Americans at the Battle of Bladensburg, a British force led by Major General Robert Ross occupied Washington, D.C. and set fire to many public buildings. The facilities of the U.S. government, including the White House and U.S. Capitol, were largely destroyed.[3] The British commander's orders to burn only public buildings and strict discipline among the British troops are credited with preserving the city's private buildings. This was the only time since the Revolutionary War that a foreign power captured and occupied the United States capital. |
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Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
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It does piss off the Americans though :lol:
This was the only time since the Revolutionary War that a foreign power captured and occupied the United States capital. Except that Canada Geese crap on the White House lawn every year ! |
Re: Why No Mention ?
Originally Posted by flashman
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Except that Canada Geese crap on the White House lawn every year !
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Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 10248832)
The way I heard it, we didn't burn the White House down, but badly singed it. The Capital Building we burnt down. British regular forces and Canadian militia attacked together in retaliation for the sacking and burning of York, (TO). These ads implying we were the winners of that war (produced at our expense) are insidious and only serve the government spin doctors by trying to shape public opinion.
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Seems Canadians don't know much about it either
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/...emoration.html |
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