Below is an extract of a post published on Guardian titled "It’s time to move on from these overblown commemorations of war | Simon Jenkins"
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Yes we must thank those who fought to make us safe. But too much remembering is a dangerous business The airwaves have been filled this week with tearful veterans and mournful politicians recalling D-day 1944. That is appropriate when the participants are still among us and when war’s emotions are a living memory – we should thank those who fought to make us safe. Something at least can unite the British, even if it is only the past. But when the remembering is over, then what? Recalling past wars is the most dangerous thing a nation can do. Too much remembering has lain at the root of almost every conflict in Europe’s history. We say we learn war’s lessons, but we seldom do. Memory distorts and emotionalises history. By its nature it dwells on grievance, enmity and retribution. Why is it we all recall war but never peace? Related: Brexit Britain and Trump’s America are a betrayal of the values D-day was fought for | Martin Kettle Continue reading…
