Novemeber 11 - remember.

ACt · 11-11-2010, 12:48 PM

Yeah, so not going to get all preachy and stuff on you, but it is Remembrance/Armistice Day. So take a moment and think on this:

In the 20th century alone, it is estimated that war, conflict and internal strife (oppression/genocide) caused 33 million military deaths and 170 million "civilian" deaths. The majority of military deaths were young men and woman in our age ranges. The civilians deaths were those born at the wrong place in the wrong time.

Currently, the UN recognizes 7 active wars and 20 other "minor conflicts" in the world today.

So, if you have been touched by war, remember.

If you have not, reflect and thank whatever you believe in that you are so fortunate. Hope you never have to know.

EDIT: A Wikipedia list of wars since 2003. You can link jump to a list of all war and current war from there. Best use of Wikipedia this month by far.

zer0systm · 11-11-2010, 02:54 PM

This was yesterday for me, Remember a minute silence at 11am.

Lest we Forget.

Shrike · 11-11-2010, 09:16 PM

I was touched by war directly in 1999. Now, only minor conflict. Which is not stopping really, but it isn't affecting the whole country.

kluang · 11-12-2010, 01:07 AM

And the genocide at Bosnia

Shrike · 11-12-2010, 06:37 AM

Yeah, but I was a kid back then, so I hardly remember that.

kluang · 11-12-2010, 07:13 AM

Bosnia war is the first time I heard military using rape as psychological warfare strategy

11-11-2010, 12:48 PM	#1
ACt Heart Wizard Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Halls of Irreverence Posts: 3,249 Thanks: 5,321 Thanked 18,675 Times in 4,842 Posts	Novemeber 11 - remember. Yeah, so not going to get all preachy and stuff on you, but it is Remembrance/Armistice Day. So take a moment and think on this: In the 20th century alone, it is estimated that war, conflict and internal strife (oppression/genocide) caused 33 million military deaths and 170 million "civilian" deaths. The majority of military deaths were young men and woman in our age ranges. The civilians deaths were those born at the wrong place in the wrong time. Currently, the UN recognizes 7 active wars and 20 other "minor conflicts" in the world today. So, if you have been touched by war, remember. If you have not, reflect and thank whatever you believe in that you are so fortunate. Hope you never have to know. EDIT: A Wikipedia list of wars since 2003. You can link jump to a list of all war and current war from there. Best use of Wikipedia this month by far. Last edited by ACt; 11-11-2010 at 12:51 PM.

11-11-2010, 02:54 PM	#2
zer0systm Antagonist Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: West. Australia Age: 24 Posts: 1,012 Thanks: 4,259 Thanked 8,041 Times in 2,867 Posts	Re: Novemeber 11 - remember. This was yesterday for me, Remember a minute silence at 11am. Lest we Forget. __________________ Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway. Last edited by zer0systm; 11-11-2010 at 05:40 PM.

11-11-2010, 09:16 PM	#3
Shrike █▄ █▄█ █▄ ▀█▄ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Silent Hill Posts: 5,159 Thanks: 7,864 Thanked 9,855 Times in 2,942 Posts	Re: Novemeber 11 - remember. I was touched by war directly in 1999. Now, only minor conflict. Which is not stopping really, but it isn't affecting the whole country.

11-12-2010, 01:07 AM	#4
kluang One Punch Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,418 Thanks: 3,186 Thanked 4,659 Times in 2,099 Posts	Re: Novemeber 11 - remember. And the genocide at Bosnia __________________ To err is human, to forgive, divine. Humans aren't machines... they have souls, feelings. They live, they die, they love, they hate... And yes, they even make mistakes..... When kluang finds you creepy and wrong then you are beyond horrible. He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you. Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Being Malaysian is about driving in a German car to an Indian restaurant for an Indonesian food, then travelling home, grabbing a Pakistani kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV. Because we have no originality.

11-12-2010, 06:37 AM	#5
Shrike █▄ █▄█ █▄ ▀█▄ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Silent Hill Posts: 5,159 Thanks: 7,864 Thanked 9,855 Times in 2,942 Posts	Re: Novemeber 11 - remember. Yeah, but I was a kid back then, so I hardly remember that.

11-12-2010, 07:13 AM	#6
kluang One Punch Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,418 Thanks: 3,186 Thanked 4,659 Times in 2,099 Posts	Re: Novemeber 11 - remember. Bosnia war is the first time I heard military using rape as psychological warfare strategy __________________ To err is human, to forgive, divine. Humans aren't machines... they have souls, feelings. They live, they die, they love, they hate... And yes, they even make mistakes..... When kluang finds you creepy and wrong then you are beyond horrible. He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you. Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Being Malaysian is about driving in a German car to an Indian restaurant for an Indonesian food, then travelling home, grabbing a Pakistani kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV. Because we have no originality.

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