A heartbreaking moment during an interview with a British World War II veteran shows that the older generation understands how grave the situation is in his country — the freedom he fought for is gone.
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Penstone was asked what his message is as we approach it.
“The sacrifice wasn’t worth the result that it is now,” he told the room.
When asked to explain, Penstone added, “What we fought for was our freedom … now it’s a darn sight worse than when I fought for it.”
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Although he did not go into detail, the UK’s situation speaks for itself.
It was reported Thursday that a reporter was arrested for “Breach of the Peace” after having a peaceful debate with a Muslim man.
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The law criminalizes “grossly offensive,” behavior online or sharing material of an “indecent, obscene or menacing character.”
These people are arrested over memes online and innocuous comments in public.
Simply having a dialogue will get you arrested.
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He saw his country bombed as people fled and homes were destroyed.
Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill told an audience in October 1941, “never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing, great or small, large or petty — never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.”
The free peoples of the world owe it to Penstone, Churchill, and all of those who fought and died to keep fighting now.
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We are not as far along as the British, but electing socialist Muslims in one of our largest cities will take us there. We must never take our freedom of speech for granted. We must never forget how close tyranny is to home.
We must continue to fight and renew hope in brave men like Penstone. If we give up, we dishonor the memory of those individuals like him.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
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