webbo wrote:phoenix wrote:Often jokes are the most powerful propaganda tools. They subliminally and effectively pass on a negative image, under the guise of being amusing.
As adults we have to guard ourselves from being used as tools to propagate hateful comments . . . . unless of course they really are our views and personal opinions.
Being in a free country the Iraqi woman should have been treated in the same way as any other visitor to the UK, and should be allowed to express her views on the validity of the Iraqi war.
I and many of my English friends object to the British soldiers being in Iraq, and it is now a minority view that they should still be there.
Bit like a few of your posts eh?
B x
The difference being Bubbles, is that I pass on my personal beliefs formulated from what I have suffered from the Turks. I don't use subterfuge, and I am clearly blunt enough to be understood for what I stand.
I do not put something in a "Jokes" section to disguise its true sentiment.
Frankly I was extremely surprised to see you express such a jingoistic viewpoint.
However if you were influenced by me in any way and are justifying your actions through any attempt to emulate me, that is a poor excuse. You should take responsibility for your beliefs as I do of everything I have posted. I have my own standards and I do not look to others to warrant raising or lowering them. IMHO
