Two slightly different but not much articles covering interesting comments by the new first female vice-chancellor...
Two slightly different but not much articles covering interesting comments by the new first female vice-chancellor of Oxford.
Firstly, I'd really like to have a better sense of what she thinks she means. She might have something really insightful to say.
WIthout that, my response to this is that if it's a contest, feel free to win. I am beyond grateful that I have never had to live somewhere that was afaik in any respect that matters a war zone. If it is a question of getting used to people essentially fighting a war right where you live, feel free to win that contest. We're fortunate; that hasn't happened since the Civil War, which is probably more analogous to the Troubles than 9/11, anyway.
After trying to look up some concrete information, I found some numbers, which are difficult to compare. The most obvious thing is that the official period of the fighting in Northern Ireland is about 30 years, as opposed to essentially a few hours for 9/11.
That said, 3,530 people were killed, of which 1,840 (or 1,935) were civilians over those 30 years in Northern Ireland. 2,977 people were killed on 9/11, of whom 55 were military personnel in uniform at the Pentagon. Frankly, I think losing roughly 3,000 people in a few hours is a bit more of a shock than losing roughly that number over 30 years. Therefore, it would perhaps be reasonable to expect a somewhat different reaction.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3107773/Oxford-s-female-vice-chancellor-says-overreacted-9-11.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/11645939/New-Oxford-University-vice-chancellor-says-US-over-reacted-to-911.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3107773/Oxford-s-female-vice-chancellor-says-overreacted-9-11.html
Firstly, I'd really like to have a better sense of what she thinks she means. She might have something really insightful to say.
WIthout that, my response to this is that if it's a contest, feel free to win. I am beyond grateful that I have never had to live somewhere that was afaik in any respect that matters a war zone. If it is a question of getting used to people essentially fighting a war right where you live, feel free to win that contest. We're fortunate; that hasn't happened since the Civil War, which is probably more analogous to the Troubles than 9/11, anyway.
After trying to look up some concrete information, I found some numbers, which are difficult to compare. The most obvious thing is that the official period of the fighting in Northern Ireland is about 30 years, as opposed to essentially a few hours for 9/11.
That said, 3,530 people were killed, of which 1,840 (or 1,935) were civilians over those 30 years in Northern Ireland. 2,977 people were killed on 9/11, of whom 55 were military personnel in uniform at the Pentagon. Frankly, I think losing roughly 3,000 people in a few hours is a bit more of a shock than losing roughly that number over 30 years. Therefore, it would perhaps be reasonable to expect a somewhat different reaction.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3107773/Oxford-s-female-vice-chancellor-says-overreacted-9-11.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/11645939/New-Oxford-University-vice-chancellor-says-US-over-reacted-to-911.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3107773/Oxford-s-female-vice-chancellor-says-overreacted-9-11.html
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