Victory in Europe
© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved
Captured somewhat candidly at 'Daks over Prestwick' in May 2019. A dozen DC-3 and C-47 aircraft were on display during a stopover on their way from the US to D-Day celebrations in France.
Today, 5th May 2025, starts a 4 day celebration in the UK commemorating the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day).
We must never forget the sacrifice of a generation. Risking, and too often losing, their lives in the fight against fascism and tyranny. A fight that, thankfully, the democratic world won.
More important that never forgetting those brave men and women, we must NEVER forget the reason for which they were called upon to make that sacrifice.
Far right politics has been normalised and mainstreamed by media in the Western world over the past few years and has, therefore, gained popularity. Far right parties have been elected and authoritarian fascist policies are being enacted. All the while it is normalised by the absence of scrutiny in the billionaire owned media, the same billionaires financially backing such politics around the world.
None of this is normal. Deporting and incarcerating people without charge, stifling the free press, attacking science and universities and scapegoating minorities - these are all straight out of the fascist playbook. They are happening now.
We even have left wing political parties swinging towards the hard right to appease the populist far right movement.
This is obscene. No good comes from political extremism, either right or left, only suffering.
Stop blaming immigrants, trans people, the poor and the disabled for the world's ills. That is where the billionaires and politicians want you to point the finger. Ask yourself why? Why do they want you to look elsewhere?
Don't let fascism and tyranny rule your lives once more. Learn from the past. Rise up. Fight against it. Legally. Justly. Peacefully. Do that before it takes an army and more needless death to bring peace and prosperity to all.
Lest we forget.
Victory in Europe
© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved
Captured somewhat candidly at 'Daks over Prestwick' in May 2019. A dozen DC-3 and C-47 aircraft were on display during a stopover on their way from the US to D-Day celebrations in France.
Today, 5th May 2025, starts a 4 day celebration in the UK commemorating the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day).
We must never forget the sacrifice of a generation. Risking, and too often losing, their lives in the fight against fascism and tyranny. A fight that, thankfully, the democratic world won.
More important that never forgetting those brave men and women, we must NEVER forget the reason for which they were called upon to make that sacrifice.
Far right politics has been normalised and mainstreamed by media in the Western world over the past few years and has, therefore, gained popularity. Far right parties have been elected and authoritarian fascist policies are being enacted. All the while it is normalised by the absence of scrutiny in the billionaire owned media, the same billionaires financially backing such politics around the world.
None of this is normal. Deporting and incarcerating people without charge, stifling the free press, attacking science and universities and scapegoating minorities - these are all straight out of the fascist playbook. They are happening now.
We even have left wing political parties swinging towards the hard right to appease the populist far right movement.
This is obscene. No good comes from political extremism, either right or left, only suffering.
Stop blaming immigrants, trans people, the poor and the disabled for the world's ills. That is where the billionaires and politicians want you to point the finger. Ask yourself why? Why do they want you to look elsewhere?
Don't let fascism and tyranny rule your lives once more. Learn from the past. Rise up. Fight against it. Legally. Justly. Peacefully. Do that before it takes an army and more needless death to bring peace and prosperity to all.
Lest we forget.