▲ 667 ▼ Trump administration now classifies Antifa and left-wing networks among ‘major’ terror groups (www.cnn.com) submitted 3 months ago by cantankerous_cashew@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 140 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] moxymarauder 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 19 points 3 months ago Recently had a WWII vet visit my parish. Dude was over 100 years old and was in town for a Pearl Harbor commemoration. He told me that he was among the first group of Allied soldiers to fly over Europe after the surrender and he described seeing people trying to make a life among the rubble of their towns and cities. He then compared this to what he was seeing in Gaza and started to lament the US' support of Israel and how he saw clear connections to what is going on there and what he witnessed in Europe. You're absolutely right, there are now too few living who remember... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 19 points 3 months ago Recently had a WWII vet visit my parish. Dude was over 100 years old and was in town for a Pearl Harbor commemoration. He told me that he was among the first group of Allied soldiers to fly over Europe after the surrender and he described seeing people trying to make a life among the rubble of their towns and cities. He then compared this to what he was seeing in Gaza and started to lament the US' support of Israel and how he saw clear connections to what is going on there and what he witnessed in Europe. You're absolutely right, there are now too few living who remember... permalink fedilink source parent