So true, he must look at how many mates he lost fighting fascism, only for it to be surging across Europe and the U.K. again, and wonder why they bothered. But thank god for all of us that they did. A mate of mines Dad is a ww2 veteran and I know my mate is glad he can’t see how things are as he is suffering dementia. He says it would have killed him to see all the good his generation did - the NHS, social care, housing etc in the state it is now. He was a ‘tanker’ and mate has some amazing pics of him. He lost a good few mates as they were bullet magnets on the battlefield. He came over from India to fight. Lovely chap.
Indeed; my late father-in-law was a Royal Marine during WW2, serving on HMS Rodney when it engaged & sunk the Bismarck. God only knows what he'd say about the state of the country now, but we are only free to make those comments because of their sacrifices. Boils my piss when I see the likes of Starmer, Johnson et al standing at the Cenotaph when you think how they have betrayed the veterans' legacy. They should be ashamed of themselves but I don't think any of them know what shame is.
I think it's pernicious for any of us, especially media & politicians, to speculate on the meaning behind Alec's words especially when used to support their own views. After all his reasoning could just as easily be this very corruption & selfishness of opinions in a social media hyped modern society.
