Comments on: Shame in Britain: Disabled veterans jeered at swimming pool

By: secondsight

secondsight — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:17:40 +0000

I would be pleased to punch her in the nose.

Twice.

At least.

By: MasterGuns

MasterGuns — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:07:20 +0000

The woman and anyone else that complained is a waste of human eggs and sperm.

Semper Fi

By: PierreLegrand

PierreLegrand — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:25:38 +0000

I wonder if the women involved were even “English” or some imported variant of citizen?

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:44:25 +0000

“Deja Vu all over again.” Yogi Berra

The did exactly the same crap to my generation.

Chuck
SSgt. USAF ‘62-’70

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By: Antaradus

Antaradus — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:08:23 +0000

it is seen as terribly wrong to be right wing and you are quickly equated to Nick Griffin and his racist + anti-semite party the BNP

Less and less, as recent elections have shown, in Britain and the rest of Europe. Yes the ideas are a little strong, but had the BNP been heeded three decades ago then people wouldn’t have to be turning to them now.

By: Ruminations of a Christian Conservative Geek

Ruminations of a Christian Conservative Geek — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:03:09 +0000

How the (British) Left Supports the Troops…

And you thought it was just an American thing:

Injured soldiers who lost their limbs fighting for their country have been driven from a swimming pool training session by jeering members of the public….

By: Redog70

Redog70 — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:17:00 +0000

Well said pgtips #39. All the political parties are squeezing themselves so much into the center that in this political climate winston churchill or Margaret Thatcher would be seen as extreme right wing. I hope journalists get comment from the politicians over this incident and they condemn the screeching whales in the swimming pool! One good thing to come out of this incident is that it has heightened the profile of the Help for Heroes campaign in a twisted way.

By: pgtips

pgtips — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:51:37 +0000

I’m not surprised such things happen here in the UK. The problem in the UK is the lack of a strong political right. Here, it is seen as terribly wrong to be right wing and you are quickly equated to Nick Griffin and his racist + anti-semite party the BNP.

No one over here has the courage to stand up for their country, for their own culture. Instead, everyone seems cowed by multiculturalism and accepting every other culture but their own.

In Oxford where I’m at, we had weekly protests by what would be equivalent to code pink at the height of the war. No one ever organized counter protests, and what is most annoying is that while the general public will support the Poppy appeal, the kind of “support” they give is akin to Hillary’s support for the US troops.

Yes, Britain is screwed. We need another Winston Churchill or Margaret Thatcher. And I say this as a foreign born immigrant!

By: Laree

Laree — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:41:13 +0000

Both of the young English Princes are in the Military, that means these men are their Brothers in arms. Why isn’t there a statement from the Royals? Let them set a high watermark, and see if any of their loyal subjects, can measure up? In fact let all the Royals make a statement, about the treatment of wounded military servicemen, being treated anything but noblely. I thought the English were supposed to be so Superior and All? These women are sad human specimens.

By: Papa Louie

Papa Louie — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:54:08 +0000

Man, the Surrey public pool sure must be a pricey place if it costs more than an arm and a leg to swim there.

By: skma

skma — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:16:37 +0000

I never knew Muslims swam!

Of course…hence the burkini!

By: RedRepub

RedRepub — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:36:52 +0000

I never knew Muslims swam!

By: skma

skma — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:27:16 +0000

How sad that a “teachable moment” was lost.

Children are naturally curious about — not afraid of — people who have visible disabilities. Of the many injured people I’ve worked with, the overwhelming majority would have been pleased to talk to a child about what led to the amputation/spinal cord injury/scar/fill in the blank.

Perhaps the kids who saw the limbless soldiers at the pool will pick up something about this matter from the conversations of the adults in their lives and wonder “why did those angry young women hate those wounded men?”

Will pray for that…

By: a12iggymom

a12iggymom — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:15:23 +0000

Wonder if this is the same pool that has the muslim only women days? Maybe these B***ches should only go on those days!