I find it a little strange that those posting on Twitter re the end of the Second World War talk as if this is something people know little about. They speak of the war as if it were distant History. For many it appears to be just that, something from the far past, yet to me it is part of my life, and I was not even there when it occurred!
The generation gap over the past 80 or so years is quite noticeable today. A 19 year-old in 1945 would be 95 years today, unless the cigarettes so freely donated at the time have got to him first. His children, if any, would be in their 60's and 70's, and they with children and grandchildren and possibly great grandchildren themselves. A very likely situation in parts of Essex I can tell you! There is a wide variation in understanding between the five generations. Good grief, my dad could not comprehend the 1960's, though cancer did not help his understanding, how can the younger generation today understand the war. 'The War,' so many adults talk about, reading almost daily in the gutter press memento's of days they did not see. The attitudes, an understanding of life, has changed considerably, but not for the better, in so many ways. Many economic improvements can be seen, but moral ones disappear rapidly. I suppose we call this 'freedom,' though the results are rarely magnified by the 'free press' who encourage such 'freedom.'
Few will notice VE Day today, the election has seen to that, and of course attention has been averted to the ongoing 'War with France' occuring in the Channel Islands, even though the 'war' does not exist. I am told French and Royal Naval vessels fill the Forth of Forth at the moment on combined exercises, I am not sure how this affects Boris's 'War.' Schools do tend to offer reasonable history concerning the two wars, the museum had many primary classes attending for that purpose alone, so while not ignorant of the event how can people under 60 comprehend the war and the after effects today?
Sadly the ALBA Party has not done well in the elections. I suspect two reasons for this. The first is the deliberate decision by the media to ignore Alex. Clearly the best politician in the land and as a danger to the rest he has been blocked from transmission, and therefore ignored by the pubic.
The other reason is the deliberate and calculated smear campaign waged by Nicola and her acolytes. In spite of being cleared by a female judge and mostly female jury and awarded £500,000 the smear was continued throughout. The result was Nocola's women came out and voted SNP. Nicola makes a point of appealing to women, always claiming to be on their side, offering many opportunities for women. Men are clearly seen as bad, and this appeals to many of today's 'women.' As a result she keeps her job. Well done Nicola.
So for the time being Alex and his many followers are out in the cold. They will be back, especially when it becomes clear Nicola does not wish for Indy after all, the many and varied excuses to 'wait' are already being offered by her people. Alex would not agree.
