The disappointed response, from those of our members who have always been against the proposal that a group pardon being given to those men who were unjustly executed in WW1 on orders signed by their own military commanders and supported by the government of the day, at the announcement that the British government is at last prepared to proclaim such a pardon, is not unexpected, given the nature of some human beings to accept uncritically the actions of their leaders. For example, I 've met Germans who have told me that Hitler was a great man. There must be many more in Germany today who still feel the same way in spite of the evidence that he was responsible for the death of 6 million Jews and countless other prisoners in Nazis concentration camps during WW2. Obviously, some people given the nature of some human beings to blindly accept authority , are loyal to their leaders no matter what they do. As you see, I ' m not one of those. Patrick Holland. Perth, Western Australia.

Some of us prefer to check the records - Guilty as charged and suffered the consequences. Changing history is wrong. You can have your opinion but do not ram it down everyone Else's throat. Your constant posts on this issue have been dealt with in the past. No doubt you will agree to disagree and then put yet another pointless post on the list. steve patrick holland <lambeth@it.net.au> wrote: The disappointed response, from those of our members who have always been against the proposal that a group pardon being given to those men who were unjustly executed in WW1 on orders signed by their own military commanders and supported by the government of the day, at the announcement that the British government is at last prepared to proclaim such a pardon, is not unexpected, given the nature of some human beings to accept uncritically the actions of their leaders. For example, I 've met Germans who have told me that Hitler was a great man. There must be many more in Germany today who still feel the same way in spite of the evidence that he was responsible for the death of 6 million Jews and countless other prisoners in Nazis concentration camps during WW2. Obviously, some people given the nature of some human beings to blindly accept authority , are loyal to their leaders no matter what they do. As you see, I ' m not one of those. Patrick Holland. Perth, Western Australia. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Researching 9th (service) Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys Regiment) during the Great War. www.ypressalient.co.uk People ask me my religion - my religion is kindness - True enlightenment is nothing but the nature of one's own self being fully realised

Troll Yawn...... "Next!" -----Original Message----- From: greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of patrick holland Sent: 13 November 2006 16:32 To: greatwar@rootsweb.com Subject: [GREATWAR] Shot at Dawn issue The disappointed response, from those of our members who have always been against the proposal that a group pardon being given to those men who were unjustly executed in WW1 on orders signed by their own military commanders and supported by the government of the day, at the announcement that the British government is at last prepared to proclaim such a pardon, is not unexpected, given the nature of some human beings to accept uncritically the actions of their leaders. For example, I 've met Germans who have told me that Hitler was a great man. There must be many more in Germany today who still feel the same way in spite of the evidence that he was responsible for the death of 6 million Jews and countless other prisoners in Nazis concentration camps during WW2. Obviously, some people given the nature of some human beings to blindly accept authority , are loyal to their leaders no matter what they do. As you see, I ' m not one of those. Patrick Holland. Perth, Western Australia. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message