tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post2372598860470451689..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: The Power of Words and Language, with Ian LangTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-59603661776469725862019-06-01T16:54:37.541-05:002019-06-01T16:54:37.541-05:00RJ Adams ~ I see what you're saying RJ, but t...RJ Adams ~ I see what you're saying RJ, but that isn't what happened, so we did get WW2 and we got Hitler and we got the need to fight back, and Churchill helped with that - through the power of his words (the focus of Ian's piece, rather than the ifs and buts of it all. Those can also make an interesting study though.) Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-24292955938477019972019-05-31T15:39:12.671-05:002019-05-31T15:39:12.671-05:00And yet, it's easy to forget that if the allie...And yet, it's easy to forget that if the allies had treated the German people fairly after WW1 instead of the horrible economic punishment they forced upon them, Hitler would probably never have come to power and WW2 would likely never have happened. There's always another side to the story, one other than that the victors tell.R J Adamshttps://sparrowchat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-65525368379838514682019-05-29T09:08:12.933-05:002019-05-29T09:08:12.933-05:00Anonymous ~ Indeed!Anonymous ~ Indeed!Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-41103824646670253422019-05-29T09:07:34.531-05:002019-05-29T09:07:34.531-05:00Wisewebwoman ~ I share your horror of war, WWW, b...Wisewebwoman ~ I share your horror of war, WWW, but still maintain that World War 2 simply had to be fought, and that Britain owes a lot to the powerful words of Churchill. Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-16881211040002948772019-05-28T19:21:40.782-05:002019-05-28T19:21:40.782-05:00*Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again...*Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.* George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-65886253161974165362019-05-28T17:23:42.703-05:002019-05-28T17:23:42.703-05:00I can never think of war without the appalling los...I can never think of war without the appalling losses, lives unlived, young boys on battlefield everywhere, bloody and broken and so very dead.<br /><br />I truly don't know how we can avoid the constant carnage - still going on in the Middle East. <br /><br />I think you caught me on a down day.<br /><br />But yes, words can stir the hearts of young people and send them off to death.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-44706054395052155812019-05-28T16:06:27.422-05:002019-05-28T16:06:27.422-05:00WiseLalia ~ It certainly is! If ever there was ...WiseLalia ~ It certainly is! If ever there was someone who personified that saying "Cometh the hour, cometh the man", it would have to be Winston Churchill!Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-37868666835713696442019-05-28T12:38:43.738-05:002019-05-28T12:38:43.738-05:00I love that speech by Churchill! To this day it is...I love that speech by Churchill! To this day it is a mastery of inspiration and effective communication.WiseLaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14942050182609017654noreply@blogger.com