tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post902993484197466417..comments2024-03-26T16:46:21.764-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: December 25, 1914Grumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-18667392933863257782014-01-01T20:48:11.987-05:002014-01-01T20:48:11.987-05:00at that time war was worker VS worker.
The prolet...at that time war was worker VS worker. <br />The proletariat.Mark p.s.2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10529811159862096782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-76182544577837492892013-12-26T10:05:34.387-05:002013-12-26T10:05:34.387-05:00Oops. Christmas in the Trenches is by John McCutch...Oops. Christmas in the Trenches is by John McCutcheon. CindyShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07094762059860831061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-32658919103965721592013-12-25T22:15:38.049-05:002013-12-25T22:15:38.049-05:00No random farmer or factory worker ever decided th...No random farmer or factory worker ever decided that he was going to pick up the nearest weapon and have it out to the death with someone he's never met two thousand miles away on his own accord. Events like the Christmas Truce put that pretty starkly. Many times, in past wars, when people have been sure nobody was watching, soldiers have simply chosen not to shoot. I think that when the peer pressure is far away, people realize that the other guy with a rifle is just as out of place and miserable as they are.<br /><br />War is always the work of a government, and governments are probably humanity's leading cause of death. It astounds me that there are still people who are willing to trust them with new powers, believing for some reason that it'll be different for this, the thousandth time. Our founding fathers had it right when they shackled the government, but they didn't use enough chain.Catonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-63068386871630982312013-12-25T21:43:52.226-05:002013-12-25T21:43:52.226-05:00Thank you.Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-42456664021070306112013-12-25T17:48:56.164-05:002013-12-25T17:48:56.164-05:00Thank you for sharing that, Doc. I needed to hear...Thank you for sharing that, Doc. I needed to hear about some good stuff going on amongst humans.Steeny Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886224738812704532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-15496453337008405162013-12-25T15:28:47.639-05:002013-12-25T15:28:47.639-05:00Beautiful.Beautiful.bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353836074794786357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-32397338421700752012013-12-25T12:03:19.322-05:002013-12-25T12:03:19.322-05:00There's now a wonderful opera based on this ev...There's now a wonderful opera based on this event, called "Silent Night". It premiered at Minnesota Opera a couple of years ago, and Fort Worth is doing it this year (a friend has a role in it). <br />http://www.fwopera.org/Performances/Silent-Night/<br /><br />One of my favorite songs of the season is "Christmas in the Trenches", by John Huffman, which chronicles the events through the eyes of a young British soldier named Francis Tolliver. You can hear it here:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9coPzDx6tACindyShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07094762059860831061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-52981192992284322822013-12-25T10:55:31.629-05:002013-12-25T10:55:31.629-05:00If you lean out your office window, you might hear...If you lean out your office window, you might hear singing from the insurance company office across the street: "goodwill towards men"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-53344548165259498632013-12-25T09:17:01.709-05:002013-12-25T09:17:01.709-05:00Thanks for the story, Dr G. Have you watched the F...Thanks for the story, Dr G. Have you watched the French movie "Joyeux Noel"?<br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424205/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-74345702886353369712013-12-25T04:20:30.019-05:002013-12-25T04:20:30.019-05:00Merry Christmas to you and yours.
SharonMerry Christmas to you and yours.<br />SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com