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Editor says, what if pacifists (and not Mr Churchill) had stopped the cavalry? Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s).
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In 1981, speaking live from the Republic of Australia on this day for "Countdown '81" the English musician Jona Lewie led worldwide tributes to the brave servicemen and women who triggered a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires that took place along the Western Front around Christmas of 1914. Watch the Youtube Clip of "Please Mr Churchill stop the Cavalry" 
Lest We ForgetThey warily crossed the no-man's land they had been fighting over, exchanged drink, food and small gifts; they even played football together.
When they were ordered to begin fighting by their superiors, they refused; their rebellion spread across the lines until a great pacifist movement toppled the governments of all the European powers fighting in the war, replacing them with worker's councils committed to peace and brotherhood.
Watch the Youtube Clip of "Play the Pipes of Peace"
Entry posted by Todayinah Editor
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Permalinks: Post, Day. Browse Thread: Generals Source: Wikipedia Labels: Christmas Truce, World War 1, First World War, Countdown 1981, Peace. Editor says, in this post we revisit an original idea proposed by Robbie Taylor.
~ Jona Lewie?
~ The greatest moment of the final war...
~ So what happened on the Eastern Front?
~ Servicewomen would not have figured...at that time they were restricted, if they existed at all, to nursing duties, and I don't think they had many at all in '14. That came later as manpower shortages loomed.
~ Refuse to pay taxes. No taxes, no money to pay those who'd force the average man to carry on. No enforcers, kings and prime ministers carry the same weight as squawking hobos on street corners.
~ There was a similar story in the news today on RT news channel.. they were talking about the growing number of Israelis who are refusing to join the army because of their countries gross human rights violations. Thiere actions may help to usher in true peace negotiations. However on 1914 all the footballing peacemakers would have probably been shot.
~ I have read that there was a soldiers' strike on both sides during WWI...and the British and German officers joined together in a "police squad" to shoot them. Truth really IS stranger...
~ If only...
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