1. My great-grandfather was a soldier in the First World War.
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@HeerJeet Lying about the causes is not an honorable act of Remembrance. They faced death. The least we can do is face the truth.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Even at the time, it was "fought to make the world safe for Democracy"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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12. But, Woodrow Wilson & the Yanks aside, it wasn't common during WWI to see it as war for democracy; it was a war for empire.
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@HeerJeet National honor, too. Neutral rights and all that (though that's somewhat of a joke). Ironically, it kicked off the end of empire.
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@HeerJeet the chill that greets even moderately critical arguments around Canada & WWI is not new:remember the Valour and the Horror (1992)?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet and as@freezingkiwi suggests, this distinguishes Canada from NZ and Australia, where nationalist framings carry the day.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet@WhiteMughalsFan This is pretty darn interesting. -
@adadithya I know!@HeerJeet is awesome! Just discovered his account & look forward to more.
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