Mickey Z
Cool Observer
Sunday, December 18, 2005
The Xmas Truce: 1914
(The following bit was originally posted here last Xmas...but who knows if anyone even noticed it in those pre-Expendable days?)
During the First World War, there was a fine example of what the working class can do to overcome the oppressive influence of the elites. It was Christmas Day, 1914…when soldiers on all sides of the battle initiated an impromptu truce.
French, German, and British cannon fodder fraternized among the rotting corpses. It’s a wonderful image to ponder these reluctant warriors singing carols, exchanging photos and cigarettes, and playing football (soccer)...in other words, following instincts instead of orders.
Of course, the high command went nuts and before long, the slaughter resumed…and has basically continued unabated ever since.
Eyewitness accounts here: http://tinyurl.com/8kf3v
This is not an urban legend: http://tinyurl.com/7sugs
Whenever we disobey orders, clasp hands across national borders, and become citizens of the world we, like Lennon sang, have “nothing to kill or die for.”
"All we are saying.."
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