Originally Posted by Clipped
"When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes."
Originally Posted by idydir
There must be a battle, a brave boisterous battle, with pennants waving and cannon roaring, before there can be peaceful treaties and enthusiastic shaking of hands.
Both your examples are an insult to those who have fought and/or died for their country. Be happy you've got your pay rise but let's not pretend you fought in a war where other humans where actually trying to kill you with bullets, rockets, missiles, bombs, shells, explosives, torpedoes, depth charges, mines, cannons, knives or bayonets. Those quotes were made regarding people who risked death, not a period of time without pay rise.
Don't draw parallels between people who serve their country at risk of life and limb and people who damage an Australian company and therefore the Australian economy for their own gain - whether you believe rightly or wrongly in what you did.
You withheld labour and caused hundreds of thousands of people travel delays, cost thousands of people money outside of QF , and caused financial loss to multiple businesses who had no beef in your battle for money. You did not leave your family for 9 months to several years. You did not venture into areas where people where motivated to kill or maim you.
A little perspective please - You work in a hangar on aircraft and safely return to your families and bed every night, there is no comparison between you and soldiers in battle and there never, ever will be.
Again, a little perspective on this please. Please
Refresh yourself