Difficult War of 1812 Celebration

[Machjo]

I never said you'd win, I said you should go into politics. You have a gift for double talk.

Why would you want me to go into politics if I don't stand a chance of winning?

And like I said, in this thread I'm not even half serious.

 

[Johnnny]

If it's so disrespectful to celebrate a military victory over another nation then the US should abolish the July 4th celebrations.

12 July - Battle of the Boyne, otherwise known as "Orangeman's Day" and, more popularly, "The Twelfth". Northern Ireland only

May 9 — Guernsey (1945), Jersey (1945) (marking the end of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II)

2nd Monday in September Battle of Stirling Bridge Falkirk, Perth, Stirling

you are from the united kingdom right? Mabye you should lecture your own country men on your island before you lecture americans

 

[EagleSmack]

But from my understanding on July 4th they're not celebrating their victory over the British, but rather the gaining of independence for their nation. Sure it's thanks to victory over the British that they got their independence, but it still doesn't change the fact that they're celebrating their independence, not the victory over the British.

Badabing...

July 4 is just the day that the US celebrates its declaration of indepedence. We don't celebrate the Victory at Yorktown so much.

Hmmmm...we do celebrate the Battle of Lexington and Concord here in Massachusetts every year though. We also celebrate the Battle of Bunker Hill but technically the British won that one as they took the hill... eventually. However it was one of those victories that ring hollow for the victors due to the amount of casualties the brits suffered compared to the Colonial Militia. I believe Gen Howe said...

"If we have many victories like that we'll lose the war."

...something along that line.

So hey BL...we even celebrate a brit victory so cut your whinning.

12 July - Battle of the Boyne, otherwise known as "Orangeman's Day" and, more popularly, "The Twelfth". Northern Ireland only

May 9 — Guernsey (1945), Jersey (1945) (marking the end of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II)

2nd Monday in September Battle of Stirling Bridge Falkirk, Perth, Stirling

you are from the united kingdom right? Mabye you should lecture your own country men on your island before you lecture americans

Sour grapes Johnny...thats all it is with him. They ought to be celebrating the toothbrush...then again they don't use it that much across the pond.