"Remember Me" - What We Should Remember 80 Years On From D-Day

Into the Jaws of Death, by Robert F. Sargent at Omaha Beach during D-Day

It's fitting to see the 80th anniversary of D-Day followed by Rishi Sunak's National Service plan. We have been reminded of the devastating history lesson from 6th June 1944, when Allied nations launched the largest seaborne invasion in history in an attempt to liberate France.

We shall remember Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech on 5th June 1944, the day before D-Day. He announced the capture of Rome while knowing that the D-Day plan was underway. A snippet I found rather enlightening:

"We can still see there monuments of the time when Rome and the Romans controlled the whole of the then known world. That, too, is significant, for the United Nations are determined that in the future no one city and no one race will be able to control the whole of the world."

Quite a powerful message, and the ironic situation as money and power have only increased to America. Not to mention that only one month later, the Bretton Woods agreement was delivered, giving the U.S. dollar its world reserve status.

As for the one race remark, this is becoming more evident as we continue to see the lack of pressure to control Western borders.

The next day, FDR gave a prayer to the nation in an attempt to give hope to those at home who had their thoughts with their loved ones and hoped they were among the lucky ones who made it back home.

"Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavour, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity."

Today, we most likely see the lack of some of these aspects. Donald Trump's guilty verdict, Christianity being diluted by the passing years, and woke agendas replacing religion. How civil is our society now? And how have we come to this point after such brave Allied forces joined in an attempt to better humanity?

What would FDR and Churchill think of today and what has become of the world? Remembering is all too easy; action is clearer. We are seeing only the funding of war and the increased pressure.

As powers continue to shift, debts continue to rise, and the dollar is used less by certain nations, such as BRICS ones, it becomes clear that the path for control is in pursuit.

What have the elite learnt from D-Day? Citizens are only feeling more empty-pocketed, their lives getting more expensive, and even basic shopping is becoming worrisome. And yet we always manage to find the funds to support war. If nations had to unite again and fight against fascism, how many of the countries and their citizens would support this narrative today?

One only hopes history doesn't repeat and we have a peaceful future but the signs are clear that we're facing more struggles. How coincidental is it that we're facing such times when our confidence in the economy and government is decreasing?