The Lusitania - 100 Years On

[Guest route67]

It's 100 years exactly since the sinking of The Lusitania.

While watching a news report - Channel 4 News in the UK - the news anchor, Jon Snow, repeated the widely-held misconception that the incident caused the US to enter WWI.

I know the Yanks were usually a bit tardy in getting to the party in those days, but I doubt even they would have dithered for 23 months before declaring war IF the assertion was true.

Let's get some facts straight:

1. The Lusitania was built in such a way as to be easily convertible into an armed merchant ship in time of war.

2. It was, on May 7, 2015, actually registeted as an armed merchant shio.

3. It was carrying - in a secret compartment - 50 TONNES of ammunition from the US to the UK.

4. As such, there is no way it should have been allowed to carry approximately 2000 civilian passengers.

5. In light of points 2 and 3, Germany was well within its rights to sink the ship.

6. America entered WWI in April 1917, 23 months after the sinking of The Lusitania

7. America's eventual entry into that war was more about protecting investments than anything else. American financiers had actually invested heavily on both sides of the conflict in its early days, thus hedging their bets, so to speak. Only when it became clear that Germany could not win did the US step in.

So let's have no more bleating about German 'atrocities,' as they were no worse than any other participant in that particular war.

We have been spoonfed outrageous propaganda for over 100 years - and not just in regard to WWI.

Enough.

Fuck the warmongers, who are just as bad today as those of 100 years ago.

[Pdoggg]

It's 100 years exactly since the sinking of The Lusitania.

While watching a news report - Channel 4 News in the UK - the news anchor, Jon Snow, repeated the widely-held misconception that the incident caused the US to enter WWI.

I know the Yanks were usually a bit tardy in getting to the party in those days, but I doubt even they would have dithered for 23 months before declaring war IF the assertion was true.

Let's get some facts straight:

1. The Lusitania was built in such a way as to be easily convertible into an armed merchant ship in time of war.

2. It was, on May 7, 2015, actually registeted as an armed merchant shio.

3. It was carrying - in a secret compartment - 50 TONNES of ammunition from the US to the UK.

4. As such, there is no way it should have been allowed to carry approximately 2000 civilian passengers.

5. In light of points 2 and 3, Germany was well within its rights to sink the ship.

6. America entered WWI in April 1917, 23 months after the sinking of The Lusitania

7. America's eventual entry into that war was more about protecting investments than anything else. American financiers had actually invested heavily on both sides of the conflict in its early days, thus hedging their bets, so to speak. Only when it became clear that Germany could not win did the US step in.

So let's have no more bleating about German 'atrocities,' as they were no worse than any other participant in that particular war.

We have been spoonfed outrageous propaganda for over 100 years - and not just in regard to WWI.

Enough.

Fuck the warmongers, who are just as bad today as those of 100 years ago.

 

American financiers had actually invested heavily on both sides of the conflict in its early days, thus hedging their bets, so to speak.

So let's have no more bleating about German 'atrocities,' as they were no worse than any other participant in that particular war.

 

 

Hedging their bets, a Goldman Sachs strategy, Democrat Secretary of Treasury Rubin, Repub Secretary of Treasury Paulson.

 

WWI is yet another war that the USA should not have been involved in.

 

Maybe it would have been better for our planet if Germany had won the war.  Given that scenario Hitler would never have risen to power.

[williethepimp]

I was talking to a very well read American not so long ago,a student of History....I said in conversation that Americas greatest military mis-adventure was the Vietnam war.......not qt all he said,American entry into WW1 tipped the balance against Germany,without USA entering the war,there would have been a stalemate,and a negotiated settlement....therefore,Germany would never have suffered the crippling economic hardships that resulted in the rise to power of the Nazis....

Interesting facts about the Lusitania route67.....btw,,,,,wasnt a certain Mr Churchill First Lord of The Admiralty,and therfore responsible for the sinking of the Lusitania?

[Hoot]

I do enjoy your ability to slip anti-American rhetoric into just about anything Route67. It is a unique talent.  

[premier]

The German embassy took out advertisements in 50 U.S. newspapers specifically warning passengers not to travel aboard the Lusitania, there is also a theory the Brits wanted it sunk to further induce the USA's entry into the war.