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Originally posted by FlamesAddiction+Jul 20 2005, 11:28 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (FlamesAddiction @ Jul 20 2005, 11:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-arsenal@Jul 20 2005, 10:42 PM
Ok, replace the word "British" with "Belgain" or "Austrian" or "Polish". Is there any evidence, that during the Nazi occupation of Europe, that any of these people resorted to suicide bombing? None that I can find.
Sure, there was resistence, or insurgency and some could consider that "terrorist" activity, but AFAIK they did not resort to blowing themselves and a bunch of innocent people up.
Now, how different are the British people compared to the Belgains, Austrians, or Polish? Probably not very different. So, the assumption, that Brits would resort to suicide bombing when faced with an occupational force, is a rather far stretch if you ask me.
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Bad example because they were not invaded and occupied for complete generations. In the Middle East, where many suicide bombers come from, they have been occupied or colonized (either culturally, militarily, or both) off and on for several generations now.
A few years in the 1930s and 40s is nothing really. [/b][/quote]
Completely agree.
Suicide-bombing is a recent issue. You cannot look at 1940's Belgium, see a lack of suicide-bombers, and then decide that modern-day English would never do it.
Again, it seems like there's a strain of 'because it hasn't be done, it will never be done'. Times they are a changin.