skribe@lemmy.one to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year agoD-day veteran, 98, put up in hostel after eviction from Dorset homewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down10cross-posted to: news_world@lemmy.link
arrow-up134arrow-down1external-linkD-day veteran, 98, put up in hostel after eviction from Dorset homewww.theguardian.comskribe@lemmy.one to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: news_world@lemmy.link
minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 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-squarewildeaboutoskar@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 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-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 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!