Time Immortal

Remind me, again, why we sent our soldiers to die to liberate the French? Apparently, this sort of crass exhibitionism has become rather commonplace at the massive memorial site commemorating the sacrifices of Canadian soldiers in capturing Vimy Ridge, one of those instances where the Canucks came in to do the job that nobody else could get done.

That’s right: Canadian sacrifice is now the backdrop for erotica and smut.

Perhaps I’m thinking about this the wrong way, though? I am reliably informed by P. Z. Myers that nothing should be held sacred, so perhaps I should applaud these Frenchies for their restraint; they could, after all, have chosen to use the memorial as a latrine instead.

Bollocks to that. This is patent ingratitude. It almost makes one wish there was another war brewing, one in which France could be left to fend for herself.