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Old April 26th, 2008, 01:47 PM
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Default Re: New photos of Occupied Paris

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The_Historian,

I do not recall attacking you, or accusing you of "newspaper snobbery".
I never said you did.

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I, in fact, vented my frustrations towards the papaer itself and Mr. Hardman. Whether or not the Daily Heil snipe was attributed recently or during the war, it seems to escape many that given the pattern the paper and it's writers seem to have woven for themselves, the reputation appears to have been well deserved.
In YOUR opinion.

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Mr Hardman conclusion of the photo exhibition is intentionally narrow and his conclusion are astoundingly amateurish and completely devoid of any analysis or perspective
Again that's YOUR opinion. Why are you entitled to one but not Hardman?

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A question I would like to pose to Mr. Hardman, and while I'm at it, to all UK members of this forum: Had the British Isles been overrun and occupied, does he, or anyone else believe the British people would have acted any differently than the French? I dare say that the British people would have done much the same. A fine example I would like to point out is the occupation of Jersey and Guernsey. Some would have gone underground, some would have simply struggled to survive without rocking the boat, others would have thrived in the Black Market, and yet others still would have collaborated. And yes, there would have been those as well who would willingly turned over the Jews to the enemy. Yes, The British, the Amercians, Canadians, and many others would have very much like the French under those circumstances.
Nice of you answer your own question, and in doing so state the blindingly obvious. Your conclusion isn't 'news' to anyone in Britain.

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For Mr. Hardman or the Daily Mail to even hint otherwise is sheer elitism on their part
And denigrating opinions as being 'typical' of certain newspapers is also elitism.

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I have a good mind to tell him so too.
So who is stopping you? That's the beauty of democracy- the freedom both to have an opinion AND express it; something you seem keen to deny anyone who dares work for the Daily Mail.
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