Comments on: What I learned…(13) [The British and WWII] http://ijustreadaboutthat.wordpress.com/2007/09/05/what-i-learned13-the-british-and-wwii/ Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:32:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Paul http://ijustreadaboutthat.wordpress.com/2007/09/05/what-i-learned13-the-british-and-wwii/#comment-1495 Paul Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:34:06 +0000 http://ijustreadaboutthat.wordpress.com/2007/09/05/what-i-learned13-the-british-and-wwii/#comment-1495 Thanks for the thoughts! I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who noticed/thought about this. I have not seen "Hope and Glory" but it sounds very good. I totally agree with your last sentence. Every time I think about a war ending, I realize that all of the children who have grown up with it have no reason to think that war is abnormal. It's just what they know. So, it must be even harder to convince them to try to avoid it in the future. Thanks for the thoughts! I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who noticed/thought about this. I have not seen “Hope and Glory” but it sounds very good.

I totally agree with your last sentence. Every time I think about a war ending, I realize that all of the children who have grown up with it have no reason to think that war is abnormal. It’s just what they know. So, it must be even harder to convince them to try to avoid it in the future.

]]> By: Aunt Marg http://ijustreadaboutthat.wordpress.com/2007/09/05/what-i-learned13-the-british-and-wwii/#comment-1482 Aunt Marg Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:02:31 +0000 http://ijustreadaboutthat.wordpress.com/2007/09/05/what-i-learned13-the-british-and-wwii/#comment-1482 Paul, I've been thinking about this post today and the difference in the American and British experience of WW II. It does seem worlds apart. Although we experienced deprivation, loss of our loved ones, and fear, it was never truly brought into our country in the same way. It was the bombing sure, but every aspect of their lives changed and children from a very early age were well aware. I think that never goes away. It informs your whole life and I believe thats why it is included so often in comedy, music, writing, etc.I don't know if you have ever seen the movie "Hope and Glory". It certainly speaks to the whole experience of a young boy growing up in England during the war. Its a beautiful film, funny and horrible and touching. I think even more heartbreaking is the thought of all the children of the world now who are experiencing the horror and fear of war. Paul,
I’ve been thinking about this post today and the difference in the American and British experience of WW II. It does seem worlds apart. Although we experienced deprivation, loss of our loved ones, and fear, it was never truly brought into our country in the same way. It was the bombing sure, but every aspect of their lives changed and children from a very early age were well aware. I think that never goes away. It informs your whole life and I believe thats why it is included so often in comedy, music, writing, etc.I don’t know if you have ever seen the movie “Hope and Glory”. It certainly speaks to the whole experience of a young boy growing up in England during the war. Its a beautiful film, funny and horrible and touching. I think even more heartbreaking is the thought of all the children of the world now who are experiencing the horror and fear of war.

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