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23. England also had one of the....

Wed May 1, 2013, 07:46 AM

May 2013

Most advanced(@the time)radar early warning nets that gave them some time to meet the attack. The RAF was outnumbered by the Luftwaffe 5-1, but the radar gave them the advantage of knowing where they would be. The spitfires and radar decimated the Luftwaffe....it never really recovered after the Battle of Britain.

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"London kept the dance halls open during the Blitz, but Boston shut Fenway because of a pipe bomb." [View all] HiPointDem May 2013 OP

I had a relative who lived in London during the Blitz Fumesucker May 2013 #1

My mother was in London for the blitz malaise May 2013 #16

But they also had black outs. That is, they took reasonable measures against harm Bucky May 2013 #36

Cooperation with the authorities is for traitors! randome May 2013 #37

And gas rationing. And food rationing. thucythucy May 2013 #38

England also had one of the.... rppper May 2013 #23

England also had a fantastic intelligence and decoding service. ananda May 2013 #33

The germans did not want us in the war... rppper May 2013 #62

"A screaming comes across the sky..." alcibiades_mystery May 2013 #34

The main "Blitz" was actually concentrated aerial bombing by the Luftwaffe dipsydoodle May 2013 #47

Who are these people? oberliner May 2013 #2

so? you prefer we should only hear the blather of professional pundits? i find a lot of bloggers HiPointDem May 2013 #7

No I loathe them too oberliner May 2013 #8

i don't. do you? this guy is actually a novelist, btw. HiPointDem May 2013 #9

Nope oberliner May 2013 #12

well then maybe you should start a blog! HiPointDem May 2013 #13

London was a forward area, Boston wasn't . n/t orpupilofnature57 May 2013 #3

Everywhere is a forward area in the War On Terra Fumesucker May 2013 #39

But for you, and for me..... orpupilofnature57 May 2013 #70

closing dance halls wouldn't have helped catch Hitler. magical thyme May 2013 #4

Post removed Post removed May 2013 #15

no, spoken like a Bostoner magical thyme May 2013 #17

Closing Boston didn't help catch the bomber...closing Watertown didn't either HereSince1628 May 2013 #26

Boston sometimes thinks of itself as a small town. That's why the "police state" comparisons fail. reformist2 May 2013 #5

Apple, meet orange onenote May 2013 #6

^^^^ This ^^^^ JoePhilly May 2013 #18

Lol jberryhill May 2013 #43

The Germans were certainly deserving of their civil liberties! treestar May 2013 #52

*snort* dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #46

+11111111 treestar May 2013 #51

They were looking for spies though. Arctic Dave May 2013 #57

Are there Bostonians speaking out about this issue? OneGrassRoot May 2013 #10

I am K&Ring... OneGrassRoot May 2013 #11

because you're one of the few who actually read it. HiPointDem May 2013 #14

I read it and gave it a rec Capt. Obvious May 2013 #22

I've yet to see an actual Bostonian have this concern treestar May 2013 #53

We have been arguing ourselves blue in the face about how this was not such a smirkymonkey May 2013 #68

KnR. nt tblue37 May 2013 #19

I visited his blog for general reading. He's good. tblue37 May 2013 #29

Sometimes decisions to close like here are out of Fenway's hands. no_hypocrisy May 2013 #20

"...one wounded boy..." randome May 2013 #21

Yes, but it was important to tell us that it was a dyadic pair, and not a decadent threesome, winter is coming May 2013 #27

Yep, that language minimizes both the threat Union Scribe May 2013 #42

it was appalling mgcgulfcoast May 2013 #24

People killed, limbs blown off, hundreds injured. 'Minor attack'. Another non-Bostonian, I take it? randome May 2013 #25

Other terrorists see they can get caught treestar May 2013 #54

A lot of morons post a lot of dumb stuff on the internet. And we get to read it here. Buzz Clik May 2013 #28

This Bostonian disagrees MannyGoldstein May 2013 #30

Manny, your posts often irk me, thucythucy May 2013 #41

Well... MannyGoldstein May 2013 #56

England had "Keep Calm and Carry On" - the US has Let the Fear Paralyze You. liberal N proud May 2013 #31

I read it all and I like the writing.. wercal May 2013 #32

K&R. Good points, well written. (nt) Paladin May 2013 #35

The author is rather self-indulgent and doesn't make a valid comparison mythology May 2013 #40

A good opinion piece would not base opinion on lies Progressive dog May 2013 #44

Didn't make it past "...overextended the First Amendment..." Blue_Tires May 2013 #45

The Boston situation was resolved within a week. Baitball Blogger May 2013 #48

Did he coin the word "Torquemadize?" LuvNewcastle May 2013 #49

Entirely different scenarios treestar May 2013 #50

Pretty sure that the air raid sirens caused voluntary lockdown all across London. JoePhilly May 2013 #55

Straw man comparison cheyanne May 2013 #58

just german spies frylock May 2013 #65

Lame analogy. Keeping the dance halls open was about morale RZM May 2013 #59

I have been saying this since we got Homeland Security..... AnneD May 2013 #60

Children were under mandatory evacuation jberryhill May 2013 #61

Look, it's Captain Hindsight to the rescue! City of Mills May 2013 #63

The terrorists win when the people cringe in fear..that's the point of terrorism. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #64

Sadly you're wasting your breath whatchamacallit May 2013 #66

I think a short term city shut down is OK with a lot of people LeftInTX May 2013 #67

What a stupid comparison. How long did the Blitz last and what did it involve? MADem May 2013 #69

Second guessing everything just to be critical is awesome! lunatica May 2013 #71