Friday, 16 October 2009  Enemy At The Gates      It’s a stirring
story.    In the words of the union’s publicity material:
Sanctuary said...  It is all well and good to have a disciplined
300 who, according to their laws, will fight to the finish.  But
where would the Spartans have been, but for the 700 Thespians -
every Hoplite the city had - under Demophilus? The Thespians
elected of their own free will not to leave the Spartans, and
perished with them. The 300 Spartans only achieved what they did
because 700 others CHOSE to stand with them.  Simon said...
..or the 7,000+ slaves of the Spartan empire that were also
forced to participate.  To continue the analogy, those slaves
represent us, the decent Kiwis, held to ransom by the Trades
Union*  (*) "Organised Crime."  Sanctuary said...  Wow, good to
see you turning 2500 years of Western tradition on it's head
Simon. what next? A vigorous defense of Persian corporatism? A
claim Xerxe's needs our sympathy and a tax cut?  mickysavage
said...