As we mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, an Allied operation aimed at freeing the world of Nazism, does Europe still remember the people it once promised never to forget?
The end of the Second World War wasn't just supposed to be a definitive military moment, but also a victory over tyranny. A triumph over the Nazis, and their terrible brand of extremism and hatred. So, as we mark the anniversary of D-Day, it's reasonable to wonder if the victory has lingered, or whether the sacrifices are now ebbing away.
has transformed the military view of Europe, maintaining unbroken peace between its members. International law is maintained by independent bodies. So maybe the problem isn't that democracy, or European safety, is fundamentally broken. But maybe it isn't delivering what the people want. Which is, after all, the purpose of democracy in the first place, isn't it? It's not the 1930s. There are no Nazis in power nor any genuine fascists.
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