Friday, May 9, 2025

VE Day-the lesson

On this day 80 years ago the Nazis were beaten in Europe.

I can always remember my Nan talking about the collective euphoria felt throughout the country when they heard the news.

A sense of unity that led to a belief that we should look out each other. Hence the NHS and the welfare state arriving in the years after.

85 million died on all sides in World War Two.

Very few people saw it coming until too late.

Never normalise Nazis. Never ignore fascism.

That's the lesson.

Matt Haig
https://www.threads.com/@mattzhaig/post/DJZwMqrMD0s?xmt=AQF0zi3axZ_WqreSEREyA4Upz0gxwemV9528BdG74aQGFw

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