“Over 100 years ago, we had men of more brain and foresight than our Chancellor. They decided at the end of the First World War, and continued it through World War 2 as well, that everybody, regardless of race, rank or religion, would be buried beneath the same headstone. The principle was equality in death, recognising the contribution of all”. There was more.
“Indeed, if you go to a big Commonwealth war graves cemetery in France, or elsewhere, what you’ll see is a stone of remembrance that says ‘those of all faiths and none’. We thought about this more than 100 years ago. We do not need Jeremy Hunt putting forward the idea of a memorial to a specific religion. It is just plain wrong”. Cue fervent Gammonati applause.
Yeah, that’s telling all those Scary Muslims™! Who do they think they are, eh? But, as Captain Blackadder might have observed, there was only one thing wrong with Farage’s argument - it was bollocks. For starters, if you go to a big Commonwealth cemetery, as Farage suggests, you will soon see that his claim about “the same headstone” is yet another from his roster of lies.
The "same headstone" in practice
Christians generally have a headstone in the shape of a cross. Jewish soldiers have the Star of David on theirs. And Muslims? At the very minimum, the crescent moon and star will be present, and most likely with some Arabic script. So Farage couldn’t find any examples in Whitehaven, where he was presenting his burst of straight-talking bluster and intolerance?
Maybe the area didn’t have many non-Christian soldiers billeted there, or indeed, living there before and during two World Wars. But I have news for Mr Thirsty: the British Indian Army, which by 1945 had grown in number to around two and a half million, is agreed to have contained around a million Muslims. Of which tens of thousands gave their lives for the Empire.
Indeed, the National Muslim War Memorial Trust has pointed out “By World War II, the British Indian Army had grown significantly to 2.5 million. Of this approximately 1 million were Muslims. Muslims mainly from India and African countries fought on three continents and played a decisive role in Britain's first major land victory against Nazi Germany in North Africa”.
Winston Churchill told, in a letter to Franklin Roosevelt at the height of the Second World War, “We must not on any account break with the Moslems, who represent a hundred million people, and the main army elements on which we must rely for the immediate fighting”. They fought to liberate us from totalitarianism. Farage missed that. Why might that be?
You might wish to ask that question. I couldn’t possibly comment.
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6 comments:
Considering the World Wars Muslim Memorial Trust has been around since 2015 why no comment until now I wonder?
'I don't know where Farage gets his war history from but I strongly suspect that his key texts are Where Eagles Dare and 'Allo 'Allo '
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My great grandfather was killed at Givenchy-Les-La-Bassée in Northern France in August 1917. He rests in the British and Indian Cemetery in Gorre, about 4km from Béthune.
About a third of that very beautiful cemetery is taken up by the graves of Indian servicemen. Many of them, as rightly pointed out in the article, bear a crescent moon and star, along with Arabic script.
Farage's comments, and the odious beliefs he holds, are tantamount to a desecration of the memory of those brave soldiers.
Polish war graves here in the UK and France also have a differently shaped headstone to the UK and commonwealth ones. They have a more rounded top.
Farrage really is one of the most disgusting fat right racists vomited into contemporary British politics.
Some "accomplishment", that, given the sheer evil of toryism of all versions. He's a perfect example of just how far this country has fallen in its public life.
National 'Nigel Farage' Front at it again.
Very unintentionally revealling.
Yes; let's not honour the various groups of humanity who aided us.
Farage is a !@#£^@
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