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Vin · 17 November 1999, 01:13 PM

If, as one or more of the Jasta's do, you believe that Bishop lied about his victories and can point to facts that support your belief, why can't you call him a cheat ? What is this business about not being able to criticize pilots of WW 1 on the ground that it is an insult to their memory, they were brave men who flew/fought/died for their country (Brithish Empire Pilots arguably represented the Empire rather than the constituent countries) ?

Why can we not fault the pilots ? Why can we not say, for example, that Kitchener was wasteful of his soldiers lives ? Why can we not say that Hitler was the cause of great suffering ? If you believe that a pilot was foolish or dishonest and can point to the facts that lead you to your conclusion, why can you not say so ? If you believe that Bishop's squadron commander was wrong in confirming victories for Bishop based on Bishop's reports alone, why can you not say so. Since when has death been an exemption from criticism ? You are entitled to criticize anybody for their behaviour, as long as you can point to facts that justify that criticism.

Vin

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17 November 1999, 01:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Vin Forum Ace Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: right here Posts: 1,524	If, as one or more of the Jasta's do, you believe that Bishop lied about his victories and can point to facts that support your belief, why can't you call him a cheat ? What is this business about not being able to criticize pilots of WW 1 on the ground that it is an insult to their memory, they were brave men who flew/fought/died for their country (Brithish Empire Pilots arguably represented the Empire rather than the constituent countries) ? Why can we not fault the pilots ? Why can we not say, for example, that Kitchener was wasteful of his soldiers lives ? Why can we not say that Hitler was the cause of great suffering ? If you believe that a pilot was foolish or dishonest and can point to the facts that lead you to your conclusion, why can you not say so ? If you believe that Bishop's squadron commander was wrong in confirming victories for Bishop based on Bishop's reports alone, why can you not say so. Since when has death been an exemption from criticism ? You are entitled to criticize anybody for their behaviour, as long as you can point to facts that justify that criticism. Vin P S What is going on here ? __________________ Honorary Consultant on Policy and Ethics On a Holy Purpose The absolute self-appointed authority Too myopic to comprehend