Calling Mr. Chamberlain

How amazing is this? In case you don’t happen to know where the phrase “Peace in our Time” comes from, Little Green Footballs can explain it for you. Hint: Here’s what peace looked like in France from 1940-44:

How amazing is this?

Anti-war protesters gather in London's Hyde Park during a demonstration against war on Iraq, February 15, 2003. Millions of people are expected to take to the streets of towns and cities across the globe on Saturday to demonstrate against a looming U.S. led war on Iraq in the biggest protests since the Vietnam war. REUTERS/Toby Melville

In case you don’t happen to know where the phrase “Peace in our Time” comes from, Little Green Footballs can explain it for you.

Hint: Here’s what peace looked like in France from 1940-44:

3 thoughts on “Calling Mr. Chamberlain”

Dean Esmay says:

February 16, 2003 at 2:16 am

I literally gasped out loud when I saw that. Thanks for reminding me of it, I need to post about it too.

Nothing could signal more clearly exactly what we’re up against domestically.
Richard Bennett says:

February 16, 2003 at 3:13 am

I think the dude with the sign was having some fun with the peaceniks, but they don’t appear to be getting the joke.
Dean Esmay says:

February 16, 2003 at 7:28 am

I’m not so sure. Do a Google image search on “peace in our time” and you’ll find at least one other such protester, and some other apparently un-ironic people…

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