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Jimbo · 10-30-2002, 11:45 AM

Hi tacfoley,

I want to beg your forgiveness with my thoughtless remark about the British.
Stupid rempark and poorly done, I intended to endear myself with the Australian posters as America and Australia were both the children of Great Britian. Instead, I alienated the English.

Please don't leave the forum, tacfoley! You have made interesting contributions in the past and I hope I have not gotten on your blacklist with my stupid remark. Don't leave!

My callous comment came as much from the frustration of seeing the effect of gun control on the British.

The British who dominated the high seas for 100 years? The British who spawed a hundred colonies across the globe in the largest (physically) empire the world has ever seen.

The same British who stood up to Hitler, completely alone, and single-handedly thwarted the complete domination of Europe? (I can hardly imagine Hitler inheriting the British Navy or America losing a staging ground for the invasion of Europe.) The British who's system of government and citizens, I gratefully note, are responsible for the very birth and ascension of America.

The British people, like the Americans, have always been so independent and gutsy it is hard to watch the disarming in progress. It is hard to know that it is a precursor to what will happen here in time. It is hard to imagine the British people handing over their guns because their government says to, rather than hiding the guns as a check against tyranny.

Tacfoley, I have nothing but respect for Britain and her people. England has always been America's foremost ally in cooperation and in capability. I would love to visit (if I haven't been banned from the island!)

My banal remark came only from the frustration of hearing of the increasing crime rates and knowing this comes from the English governments imposing gun-control on the honest people.

I put my foot in my mouth and at this point I want to apologize sincerely to someone who is certainly twice the man I will ever be and beg your forgiveness because I sure didn't mean to hurt your feelings, or to insult you or to insult any of the Britsh people of whom I am fond.

I'm sorry, Major. I hope you'll say you forgive me.

10-30-2002, 11:45 AM	#8
Jimbo User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SF CA Posts: 167 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi tacfoley, I want to beg your forgiveness with my thoughtless remark about the British. Stupid rempark and poorly done, I intended to endear myself with the Australian posters as America and Australia were both the children of Great Britian. Instead, I alienated the English. Please don't leave the forum, tacfoley! You have made interesting contributions in the past and I hope I have not gotten on your blacklist with my stupid remark. Don't leave! My callous comment came as much from the frustration of seeing the effect of gun control on the British. The British who dominated the high seas for 100 years? The British who spawed a hundred colonies across the globe in the largest (physically) empire the world has ever seen. The same British who stood up to Hitler, completely alone, and single-handedly thwarted the complete domination of Europe? (I can hardly imagine Hitler inheriting the British Navy or America losing a staging ground for the invasion of Europe.) The British who's system of government and citizens, I gratefully note, are responsible for the very birth and ascension of America. The British people, like the Americans, have always been so independent and gutsy it is hard to watch the disarming in progress. It is hard to know that it is a precursor to what will happen here in time. It is hard to imagine the British people handing over their guns because their government says to, rather than hiding the guns as a check against tyranny. Tacfoley, I have nothing but respect for Britain and her people. England has always been America's foremost ally in cooperation and in capability. I would love to visit (if I haven't been banned from the island!) My banal remark came only from the frustration of hearing of the increasing crime rates and knowing this comes from the English governments imposing gun-control on the honest people. I put my foot in my mouth and at this point I want to apologize sincerely to someone who is certainly twice the man I will ever be and beg your forgiveness because I sure didn't mean to hurt your feelings, or to insult you or to insult any of the Britsh people of whom I am fond. I'm sorry, Major. I hope you'll say you forgive me.