Posted by BWScarf on 8/5/2020, 2:00 pm, in reply to "Re: VE Day"
Agree with this. I don't like the glorification of war, and I think the 'Blitz spirit' mentality, particularly nowadays, is unhelpful.
That said, it's worth remembering sacrifice and what happened, if only to try to prevent it from ever happening again.
And I think there's a lot to be said for reflecting on common purpose and different nations working together for their mutual benefit. The last few years have been dominated by bitterness and division, unnecessary hatred of 'the other' etc. Nobody wins from that.