So it goes . . .

[LockyOK]

It is 70 years since the firebombing of Dresden, one of Britain's most infamous acts of terrorism and discriminate targeting of civilians and refugees in World War II. Perhaps a little humility would be in order?

 

[Diddums x]

Don't you mean indiscriminate?

 

[LockyOK]

No, I don't. Read your history.

 

[Josh]

This thread won't end well.

I predict it will turn into something religious/islamic related before page 3.

I don't know much about this event in WW2 so will read up before I return with something more substancial.

 

[Diddums x]

Edit: nevermind.

 

[dowie]

No, I don't. Read your history.

Erm you probably do mean indiscriminate.

 

[russell664]

Prepare yourselves, I have a feeling this is about to get bumpy....

I'll give it a quick search and have a quick read.

 

[TheMightyTen]

Total war is total war, **** happens, it was them or us, suck it up and stop whining, all sides committed what can be called acts of a atrocity (some nations worse than others and Britain was far from being the worst) it was the nature of that conflict.

 

[monkeyspank]

indiscriminate targeting? is that even possible?

indiscriminate bombing etc, yeah, but these civilians were targeted. apparently.

 

[Castiel]

No, I don't. Read your history.

Read yours, because indiscriminate bombing of civilians is exactly what Dresden is an example of. It also arguable that it is not an example of an act of terrorism as it did have legitimate military importance, even if the civilian casualties and nature of the firebombing overshadowed that.

 

[dowie]

Indescrimimate bombing is, and is basically what happened.

 

[Bubo]

I came into this thread expecting a celebration of the seminal 70's Granada TV punk/new wave music magazine show fronted by the late great Tony Wilson.

 

[dr_volki]

being born / lived around 100km away from Dresden. shame on you all

sad times indeed, but not like the germans were any better

 

[Schlong&Stable]

It is 70 years since the firebombing of Dresden, one of Britain's most infamous acts of terrorism and discriminate targeting of civilians and refugees in World War II. Perhaps a little humility would be in order?

We were fighting a Total War with Germany and Dresden was a legitimate target. It was certainly not "terrorism" as it was conducted by state actors in an active war.

 

[Father Ted]

Wasn't this a tit for tat response to the bombing of Coventry?

 

[Kelt]

They sowed the wind, and reaped the whirlwind.

 

[kedge]

acts of terrorism.

Terrorism just like barbarism are imho man made concepts, i see it as unjustified killings.

 

[Abraham]

We were fighting a Total War with Germany and Dresden was a legitimate target. It was certainly not "terrorism" as it was conducted by state actors in an active war.

Not that it was the first instance of it, but it was an example of a shift from military vs military to civilians being targeted (albeit usually actually infrastructure that was targeted).

 

[covenantuk]

War is war. Saying that one incident is inexcusable against the backdrop of a total of 60 million total dead during the war is, quite frankly, inane.

Plus it seems that the number killed was comparable to that killed during the London blitz (though admittedly in one night rather than over many):



http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/death-toll-debate-how-many-died-in-the-bombing-of-dresden-a-581992.html

 

[KillBoY_UK]

It is 70 years since the firebombing of Dresden, one of Britain's most infamous acts of terrorism and discriminate targeting of civilians and refugees in World War II. Perhaps a little humility would be in order?

Well someone clearly forgot about The Blitz