Comments by "Roger Smith" (@rogersmith8339) on "History Debunked" channel.

  1. I just feel very sorry for all the ordinary people in both of the countries who are dying every day.
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  2. Remember, those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. And those who cannot teach, teach teachers.
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  3. Throw it in the nearest canal, it isn't a crime after all but exercising freedom of speech.
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  4. War is very profitable for certain groups of people.
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  5. I like the fact that the Vikings found America but decided that they didn't want it!
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  6. "The sun has got his hat on" is a wonderful song in it's original form!
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  7. Even the Royal Yachting Association has a "diversity" policy. There has never been any barriers to ANYONE getting into boating if they want to and the few from minority groups who have, have joined in and been accepted, occasionally excelling in their chosen branch of the sport. It simply isn't generally part of their culture in many countries.
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  8. I bet they made all sorts of knives and machetes!
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  9. The African situation clearly demonstrates that some people just are not ready (possibly never will be) for any semblance of democracy. It does not always do what it should in the "West" but at least we can see why and try to change it.
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  10. Who remembers the song "Turning Japanese " by the Vapours? Steve from the band used to always love explaining what it was about when he played in the local pubs.
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  11.  @JP-hr7ch  But many of the Russian "soldiers" are actually ordinary people as well!
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  12. Much as I loathe Packham, I have watched Winterwatch for the wildlife photography. They had the head of one of the bird charities (can't recall if it was BTO or RSPB) on in his garden and the poor girl interviewing him had to explain all sorts of simple birdy things to him - Guess what?
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  13.  @jaipeoples3101  Not sure where you are coming from there mate, but I always wonder how a tiny little nation (renowned for being shop keepers by one European leader in the past) came to rule much of the world. Could it have been that much of the world benefitted more than they might like to admit?
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  14. I get really browned off by it all.
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  15. Back in the day, before things went bad, you could not sell weapons to SA so they developed their own (much like Israel did) and they were pretty good at it. Then things changed and different people ran the country. The rest is recent history!
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  16. I like the comparison between red squirrels and grey squirrels when it comes to the behaviour of non native species.
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  17. I did the theory of rotary wing flight many years ago, and even with my high ability in maths it was pretty tough stuff!
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  18. It is called levelling down!
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  19.  @alanmarr3323  Yes, it is sad that this criminal died, but he made his own fate. Had I a record of armed crime and involvement with drug dealing and been driving a car belonging to a known armed criminal, trying to evade the police and eventually trying to kill an officer I would probably have been shot. None of my friends or family would have been surprised at the outcome and I may well have been disowned by my family!
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  20.  @JP-hr7ch  Sadly that is what we in the west are being told. Their is much more to this war than meets the eye.
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  21. We need a new Boadecia to save us!
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  22. You have to be careful who you regard as the British indigenous people. Celts? Saxons? Angles? Remember we have been taken over many times over the millennia. I would probably say of (north) western European heritage to properly encompass the mix we think of as "British" today. Genetically I am part Irish (Celtic) part Scandinavian and part Anglo Saxon although the latter overlaps with Scandinavian to a degree.
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  23. And the bits between the pavements is for cars and not wondering aimlessly across glued to your phone.
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  24. Or how about a movie about the Barbary pirates raiding southern England and Ireland and taking slaves, most of whom were never seen again (bumped off when too old to work)?
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  25. That is a very good point.
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  26.  @KemetledAfrica  Then why is sub saharan Africa so backward now?
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  27. the congestion charge and the pigeons are an annoyance, the other is a blessing!
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  28. How about someone start a tik tok campaign to sink some small dinghies.
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  29.  @careytitan9097  That is about it, even the Normans of 1066 fame were actually previously Vikings (Norsemen) and subsequently large parts of France were British.
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  30. The real killer of the modern EV is the obsession with speed and range that really makes no sense in most every day situations. Citroen have led the field when it comes to trying to make a sensibly priced car for city use. Had they gone down the LiFePo battery route then the safety concerns would have been vastly reduced.
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  31. We should have a national holiday each time one of these "angels" die, whether by the hand of their colleagues (nearly all cases) or through encounters with the law (I.e. as criminals).
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  32.  @pathopewell1814  I saw a woman being interviewed on TV a while back saying that she couldn't afford to take her (4 or 5) kids to the beach. They only lived about 1 mile from the beach!
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  33. We need a new Boadicea to come forward and to lead us!
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  34. I just hope that there are no pantomime dames or "Handsome young lads" who are really girls. Did I just hear someone say that it would not be a pantomime without those?
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  35. Funny you should raise that point now. There is a country that did not really exist as such until around 75 years ago. Most of the population either were not born there or are only second generation. They have been persecuting the original people and forcing them out of their homes for years. At one time there were arms embargoes due to their behaviour. Now things have ramped up and hundreds of people on both sides are dying. Is that the way we are destined to go in 20 or 30 years time?
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  36.  @Rekaert  I think it not unlikely that the French will want to leave the EU before long. Although many of them do benefit from some of the money handed out (quite apparent when you go there) they are still pretty patriotic and proud of their culture. Go to a big supermarket and you will see the regional flag displayed, sometimes huge and painted on the end of the building. There are big sections proudly selling locally produced food. Although their attitude to life has changed slightly over the years I have been visiting, it is still way better than in the UK.
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  37. ​ @mikehopkins4040 The likelihood of one of my family members or indeed any good friend being shot by the police is so low as to be zero. I totally agree with the very tongue in cheek comment that seems to upset you.
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  38.  @AwRighttttt  I cannot understand what on earth you are on about, maybe you should cut down on the recreational substances!
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  39. Fireman/ men is much like the word chairman. It is a word much like mankind or human. The "man" part does not refer to a male in this case but is used in the same way as one might say "man the pumps" I.e. having humans or members of mankind pumping.
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  40. Could it be they think getting muddy is racist as most of our mud is a similar shade?
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  41. Any Tory will do if it has to be a slime ball?
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  42. Remember, in the UK it is the civil service who run the UK and always have. Both main parties will always try to out do eachother and automatically oppose even good ideas of the opposition. There is a lot to be said for a benevolent Monarchy as they are looking after the long term interests of the country rather than short term personal gain.
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  43.  @mazambane286  A good friend has recently returned from SA where her hubby is from and was telling us about the regular power cuts out there recently.
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  44. It is a pity that the rate is not much higher!
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  45. I guess they wear stab / bullet proof vests to stop them being killed by their mates?
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  46. Father's Day is an American import and just another way for shops to take more money from mugs.
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  47. I think your statement is rather incorrect in that Israel as we know it today has only existed for around 75 years. The people of that country are generally not really from that area originally.
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  48. ​ @alanjeffs-ep8lq I witnessed them chatting with their fishermen mates while blockaded out of Cherbourg marina in a gale in my yacht. I have also seen how they deal with young drunken troublemakers which is why you seem to see far fewer of them in France.
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  49. ​ @GWAYGWAY1 Why is someone with a potentially serious mental condition allowed to drive and potentially endanger ordinary people?
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  50.  @alanmarr3323  I am not sure, but I cannot recall us (allegedly) taking huge numbers of slaves from the Indian sub-continent. Was it because too many people from the region were benefitting from us being there?
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