VE Day (5 Viewers)

[SkyBlueDom26]

We will always remember and honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

 

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[MalcSB]

We will always remember and honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

And some will seek to take advantage. If they don’t want to accept and live in and by our culture, fuck off.



Don’t plan to attack a significant celebration and memorial.

Eight men including seven Iranians arrested in two England anti-terrorism operations

Counter-terrorism police disrupt suspected plot amid concern over rise in Tehran-backed hostile activity

www.theguardian.com

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

And some will seek to take advantage. If they don’t want to accept and live in and by our culture, fuck off.



Don’t plan to attack a significant celebration and memorial.

Eight men including seven Iranians arrested in two England anti-terrorism operations

Counter-terrorism police disrupt suspected plot amid concern over rise in Tehran-backed hostile activity

www.theguardian.com

Yep I did wonder what the arrests were related to
That’s gratitude for you eh?

 

[MalcSB]

Yep I did wonder what the arrests were related to
That’s gratitude for you eh?

I think I have said elsewhere that this biting the hand that feeds you (to use the vernacular and despite relatively small numbers involved - but that number can certainly cause some disproportionate death and injury. Can you imagine the headlines and pixelated pictures and videos of victims?

It isn’t all that surprising that there are then the right wing reactions that are so condemned on here, for example. And these security operations can’t be kept secret to avoid winding people up.

 

[MalcSB]

Hard to disagree

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Perhaps just a few weeks before VE Day my great great uncle was killed as part of one of many failed attempts to capture Dunkirk which was one of the German holdouts bypassed as the Allies advanced. Seemingly random inexperienced units were sent against a battle hardened garrison resulting in needless deaths in the closing days of the war.

 

[MalcSB]

Perhaps just a few weeks before VE Day my great great uncle was killed as part of one of many failed attempts to capture Dunkirk which was one of the German holdouts bypassed as the Allies advanced. Seemingly random inexperienced units were sent against a battle hardened garrison resulting in needless deaths in the closing days of the war.

I always feel that those late actions in wars were deplorable. It may not have been quite as obvious that it was the closing days of WW2 as it had been for WW1. It woukd be interesting to know what strategic purpose capturing Dunkirk would have achieved, beyond it being for appearance sakes that is.I doubt they were intending it become a base for small boats to bring thousands over from the UK in small boats, although the reverse process seems to be operating effectively, albeit unopposed from land, sea or air.

 

[SBT]

Hard to disagree

Uhhh yeah actually I do disagree