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By RAF CASERT COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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starpunk
There was fascism in Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Greece, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Japan.
And now it's engulfed the U.S.A. Very sad indeed.
Zaphod
sorry Churchill statue
Zaphod
Ptownsend:
You mean the rioting, violent crowd of so-called "protesters" who just vandalized the Church statue in London? Maybe we agree on something.
FizzBit
Orchestrating chaos. Inciting riots. Vandalizing. Physically attacking their target. Well funded and organized. Sure sounds like a bunch of Brown shirts to me.
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PTownsend
It's clear that 'fascism' is an ugly term. But odd that those literally fighting against fascism like ANTIFA are called that name, especially by those favoring authoritarian systems led by someone pushing for a system more akin to what those who fought at Normandy fought against. If ANTIFA is ever led by an authoritarian pushing race-based nationalism while controlling industry, they probably could be called fascist. Until then it's just name-calling.
FizzBit
You must be speaking of ANTIFA right?
Tangerine2000
And yet, you would likely label all of those men and women fascists in the same breath because of their views.
I agree with Shinji. If they could have seen what the world has become, they wouldn't have bothered.
starpunk
It's so sad that these soldiers fought against fascism in Europe and now fascism rules in the U.S.A. And some of these vets are still alive to witness it today. Vain and tragic.
Wolfpack
Wasn't getting rid of fascism what Drew Brees' grandparents were fighting for? The ideas symbolized by the flag and written in the Constitution. Guess it's all just trash now...
Shinji
If they could see how Western countries are today I wonder how many would have not bother fighting.
FizzBit
OK, I get it, the local tour guide is sad because the virus is stopping the crowds and festivities. Hardly a reason to use this in the headline IMO. Other versions of this same story being sold around the net use the word “loneliness”, which is more fitting, for the tour guides that is.
Thank you David Pottier. I doubt David is feeling sad or lonely.
stormcrow
Fine, fine soldiers. Let's never take for granted the sacrifices they made for us.
RIP
PTownsend
I doubt the modern world has seen greater bravery and sacrifice than what was seen on the Normandy beaches, among other places, including Stalingrad, in the fight to halt the evils of fascism. Today some 'westerners', perhaps even some great-grandchildren of the men who fought, are trying to undermine 'western' democracies and have them replaced by authoritarian systems which are based on principles similar to the national socialist's their ancestors fought against.
Toasted Heretic
The fight against fascism continues. We remember those brave men and women who laid down their lives to stop its halt.