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Re:Eton College exam question asks students to justify the A... by SilasX on Monday November 25, 2019 @11:20AM (#21629587)
Really? "Event X from 46 years ago was bad and unforgivably handled by the government. Therefore, you should never prepare for giving a speech about a future event similar to X."

Just to be fair, I think an analogous prompt for Americans might be:

"Terrorists have just destroyed the Empire State Building and Willis (fka Sears) Tower in simultaneous attacks. Three days later, you have ordered troops to invade the suspected state sponsors of these attacks. Write a speech defending this military action."

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Re:Eton College exam question asks students to justify the A... by pjc50 on Monday November 25, 2019 @11:35AM (#21629814)
Subtly different arguing for an invasion of another country. A better analogy might be "imagine that BLM protests have been raging for several days in Pittsburgh, write a speech defending the use of federal troops to clear the streets(+) and the use of drone strikes against suspected sniper positions."

(+) yes I know this is unconstitutional, that's the point

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Re:Eton College exam question asks students to justify the A... by CompanionCuuube on Monday November 25, 2019 @05:22PM (#21633451)
> yes I know this is unconstitutional, that's the point

How so? The National Guard is a federal troop organization that can be called upon by a state Governor in a state of emergency. Doing so is hardly a violation of the Posse Comitatus Act.

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Re:Eton College exam question asks students to justify the A... by arethuza on Monday November 25, 2019 @11:31AM (#21629753)
Given the role of Eton in this country and given the sensitivity of the political situation in Northern Ireland I would say it does look somewhat crass.
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Re:Eton College exam question asks students to justify the A... by tom_ on Monday November 25, 2019 @11:31AM (#21629759)
It's not analogous at all. It omits the key factor: the domestic deployment.
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