[UK] Schools drop Holocaust lessons to avoid offence
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Well I must say I'm outraged at this. Not paying enough attention to history is what caused Britain to lose WW2.
Dropping what?
Anchor, apparently...
Those poor Nazi kids hate it every year when Holocaust day comes up in History Studies.
Bet it's those bloody Welsh.
Pretty soon they will be asking jews to report to the train stations.
PC bull****.
Did you know the phrase 'politically correct' was originally an insult from the right towards certain more retarded lefty policies?
Unfortunately today something quite scary has happened. It has become an accepted phrase with its own life and serious usage. The real problem is it contains the word 'correct' and as it is used it is often implied that the object of the phrase is actually the 'correct' thing to be doing. In reality most PC stuff, like this is bloody stupid, societally detrimental and annoying as hell.
Next time someone tells you seriously that something is being done because it is politically correct, kick them in the nuts and remind them of the origin of the phrase.
Did you know the phrase 'politically correct' was originally an insult from the right towards certain more retarded lefty policies?
Unfortunately today something quite scary has happened. It has become an accepted phrase with its own life and serious usage. The real problem is it contains the word 'correct' and as it is used it is often implied that the object of the phrase is actually the 'correct' thing to be doing. In reality most PC stuff, like this is bloody stupid, societally detrimental and annoying as hell.
Next time someone tells you seriously that something is being done because it is politically correct, kick them in the nuts and remind them of the origin of the phrase.
combine this with them banning red pen for marking (somewhere in the u.s. i think), and what do you get? stupid kids who, instead of getting a failing report card, get nothing, so as not to discriminate against 1., the kids who get bad marks, and 2. those of us not fortunate enough to have mailboxes.
that is outrageous. what the ****. i remember in washington, at the holocaust museum, the message being shoved down my throat was "always remember". turns out someone hasn't been taking notes.
that is outrageous. what the ****. i remember in washington, at the holocaust museum, the message being shoved down my throat was "always remember". turns out someone hasn't been taking notes.
I am offended that anyone would be offended by something as offensive as the attempted extermination of an entire race. Why, the very idea is, well, offensive.
Holy Sh!t, I agree with Changleen for once! Mark your calendars...
But seriously, I also think it's a bullsh!t move on the Brits' part. Treat them nice and omit certain historical events and maybe they won't attack our troops overseas, bomb our embassies, or kidnap our citizens anymore...
To come back to the original article, it was teachers avoiding the subjects, not the government requiring them to do so.
Anyway, when are the schools in the US going to start teaching kids about the Armenian Holocaust?
Anyway, when are the schools in the US going to start teaching kids about the Armenian Holocaust?
Don't think anyone said otherwise. Whether that makes it slightly more or less insidious is debatable. It's still terrible, whatever the cause.
As for Armenia, I think it should be taught...but it's simply a matter of poor people very far away being killed without much publicity or direct involvement of US people. If US soldiers had uncovered Turkish death camps, you can bet it'd be better-known here and taught in primary schools. I'm sure the Turkish government isn't advocating the US to teach it in schools, but neither is there some larger conspiracy to suppress it. If you seek out the info, it's there, and in higher education, widely known and available. And if a grade-school or high school teacher wanted to teach it, I can't see anyone being able to prevent it.
This slight diversion from the topic does nothing to support your larger theory that the dangers of Islamic extremism are a Bush/PNAC-driven boogeyman.
While we're digressing, have you heard of "Team B"?
With his wee beady eyes, and that smug look on his face, "oh, you'll buy my chicken, alright..."
Even Wonky gets it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_B
Frogs too; put a frog in a pan of cold water and slowly bring it to the boil and the frog will stay in. Drop a frog into hot water and it will jump out.
Unless there are little garlic-flavoured snacks in there in which case the temperature is irrelevant.
Ja, ja, zeriouzly, es ist Amtrack's promotional deal!! Free train ride! Schoen, nein!!?
If you ever deal with a 5-7 lb. lobster.....make sure you have
a.) a pot big enough
b.) a heavy lid
c.) someone who is not afraid to get burned by hot water...or a hot lobster...
d.) a 3lb. sledge hammer. A little messy...but gets the job done.
Apparently, these bad boys have been around the block and will NOT go down without a fight. I found this out the hard way. There is now a dent in the floor (that will forever smell like old lobster) in our friends' place in Chattam....
Giant lobsters don't usually taste good. Its like driving a Escalade - big, bland, boring, and expensive.
HEAD!!! PANTS!!!! NOW!!!
Jah. That's what I had always believed...but these were two of the best lobsters I've had. Ever. Succulent.
There was a shortage of 1-2 and 3-4 pounders, so the price was sky high ($12-$14/lb.)on 'em last summer (...so we grabbed two 5.5 pounders for what amounted to a steal....something like $7/lb.)Thought they were going to suck. We were wrong.
Back on topic: Peeps be trippin'. Eat more lobster.
Well there are many species:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobster#List_of_clawed_lobster_species
Whenever I've had large lobsters they've always tasted worse than the smaller ones. I think I mostly have had Homarus americanus — American lobster. I may have once had rock lobster (not sure of species) but I don't really recall if I ever had one.
Mentions the fastest/best way for optimum flavor - the electric chair for lobsters:
New marketing campaign for this product - Lobster sez, "Please taze me, Bro!"
http://crustastun.com/
Oh the possibilities!!!!!
Yeah, I think we got lucky with the big guys. They were fresh outta the sea, so that might've helped.
Yeah fresh and quick kill helps.
I think a stun gun would be similar effective and way cheaper than that thing. Just need to find a plug-in model if you cook a lot of lobsters...