A mate tells me the Masons have a rule. One of their happy rules, it seems. No Politics or Religion at the Lodge. Sadly, after many many years of trying to make it work, I've removed 'Current Affairs', and am now completely banning modern politics from WW2Talk. I hate doing this, as I've always regarded wide-ranging chat as part & parcel of normal conversation. We even had a pleasant period where it seemed to be working. However, almost every day of late we're getting people using WW2 forums to make snide, facile, or just plain boring political points. Not civilised discussion, just 'nyah nyah' crap. We've lost really good members to this bickering bollocks, taking with them their knowledge & their help on WW2 topics. In short: Sick to F death of it. None of us are paid a single penny for dealing with people's issues. This is a WW2 forum. (If some see this as a splendid opportunity to fall on their swords in glorious protest - have at it! Our day will be affected not one jot... ) ~A
I have a rusty old 1796 Light Cavalry pattern if anyone, lacking their own sword, would like to borrow one...
Alongside some razor sharp C16th style ones, I've got a little pile of training Longswords made of thick nylon. They'd really really hurt, you'd have to take quite the run up...
I've only got a 1888 pattern bayonet issued to 3rd Coldstreams and I'm not putting an edge on it for anyone.
True, but Adam as the Grand High Exalted Mystic Ruler gets free burial in the Raccoon National Cemetery in Bismarck, North Dakota
I applaud the change but I can foresee difficulties. Some WWII topics have implications for and connections to current affairs. Anything to do with Russia, the Middle East, Germany generally, the Jews and/or the Holocaust, Japan, France, the Balkans....all of these may be soft spots, areas where legitimate discussion of wartime events may easily lead into current controversies.
And you couldn't talk 'shop' either...what did that leave? Hunting, horses, cricket, women...what else?
Charley, In future, you will need to remove that reference to Saint. It's too Christian and therefore provocative. John's Wood is the acceptable term now.