D-day veteran, 98, put up in hostel after eviction from Dorset homewww.theguardian.comexternal-link skribe ( @skribe@lemmy.one ) United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish • 1 year ago message-square9fedilinkarrow-up131
arrow-up131external-linkD-day veteran, 98, put up in hostel after eviction from Dorset homewww.theguardian.com skribe ( @skribe@lemmy.one ) United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish • 1 year ago message-square9fedilink
minus-square smeg ( @smeg@feddit.uk ) linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoSurprised the Grauniad is going for the American-style “this man is a MILITARY VETERAN” heartstring-pulling, would this story not be just as sad and unfair regardless of what he was up to 80 years ago?
minus-square wildeaboutoskar ( @wildeaboutoskar@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoI find it distasteful myself but it is this kind of thing that may change people’s minds (which is what we need to get rid of the Tories).
minus-square retrolasered ( @retrolasered@lemmy.zip ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoI think i disagree
minus-square smeg ( @smeg@feddit.uk ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoWhat bit do you disagree with? Hoping you don’t think that it’s fine for an old man to be evicted if he couldn’t even be bothered to fight Hitler!
Surprised the Grauniad is going for the American-style “this man is a MILITARY VETERAN” heartstring-pulling, would this story not be just as sad and unfair regardless of what he was up to 80 years ago?
I find it distasteful myself but it is this kind of thing that may change people’s minds (which is what we need to get rid of the Tories).
I think i disagree
What bit do you disagree with? Hoping you don’t think that it’s fine for an old man to be evicted if he couldn’t even be bothered to fight Hitler!