Today, of course, is D-Day.

The beginning of the end of the war in the Atlantic theater.  I have not much to say that has not been already said; but there is one point to make.  You will see a lot of people who will wistfully, or angrily, or simply emotionally remark that the deeds done by that generation might be beyond the reach of this one.  To which I say: no, they are not.  The people of the 1940s had to learn to endure, usually under appalling conditions; and if we were to be subjected to the same stresses that they were we would learn to endure, too.  It would admittedly be just as painful for us as it was for them – nostalgia blurs the memory – but men and women have not suddenly become genetically different in the last seventy years.  We’ve simply been enjoying a bit of a Golden Age, that’s all.

That’s all.  God bless the men and women who died in World War II so that I could grow up in peace and quiet.

4 thoughts on “Today, of course, is D-Day.”

  1. “…that the deeds done by that generation might be beyond the reach of this one.”
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    In WWII, leaders were courageous and were able to inspire. Today? I can’t see how a narcissistic Obama or coward Kerry could inspire a nation to sacrifice in order to defeat evil. In fact, I’m pretty sure that Obama and Kerry define evil differently than I do.

    1. Leaders arrive when the nation needs them.

      The kind of leaders required for WWII are still around, but the nation doesn’t want people like that right now.

  2. Today is also, and I kid you not, National Doughnut Day.
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    The long and short of the story reads that the Chicago Salvation Army established this day in 1938 to honor the Salvation Army workers who served coffee and donuts to soldiers during World War I. The coffee and doughnuts were meant to brighten the soliders’ spirits. Dunkin’ Donuts is giving away free donuts with a purchase of a drink.

  3. “…a lot of people…remark that the deeds done by that generation might be beyond the reach of this one. To which I say: no, they are not… men and women have not suddenly become genetically different in the last seventy years”

    Your optimistic remark reminds me of Reagan’s comment “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream.”

    The old American culture was one of virtue, love of God and love of country. The WWII generation transmitted less of that culture to the Baby Boomers and they transmitted less to the Millenials, each generation getting richer, fatter and more feminized. And so America trudges down the weary path of decadence.

    Can we recover our old greatness? It is possible, but it will be hard because the dominant culture in America today hates the old America and is actively trying to destroy it.

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