tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277962.post111576099218919612..comments2023-06-06T02:00:03.899+10:00Comments on Biscuit's rant: Turkey and Anzac dayAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10150487127550094335noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277962.post-1115818742249783212005-05-11T23:39:00.000+10:002005-05-11T23:39:00.000+10:00Couldn't agree more with the idea that lives lost ...Couldn't agree more with the idea that lives lost should be celebrated as well as commemorated, although I'm not sure whether that would enter the minds of those who see the experience as part of their holiday. Yet is that such a bad thing anyway? Surely travel is all about broadening your experience and I suspect that plenty of people who went there not realising the extent of what happened 90 years ago will have a far clearer idea now. It will have had much more impact than a school history class or watching the service on TV, which has to be positive not only for those individuals but also for future generations. It will also have helped some people to focus on the effects of more recent wars. To dwell on the minority's 'inappropriate' behaviour detracts from the fact that so many people make the effort to go to Gallipoli in the first place; they don't have to. The complete silence and respect at key moments would suggest to me that the experience meant something to everyone who was there. It also sounds like there was a community spirit, which has to be a good thing... CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com