Nemeski@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agoTrump renames VE Day ignoring European contribution to victorywww.telegraph.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down19cross-posted to: BoycottUnitedStates@europe.pub
arrow-up1124arrow-down1external-linkTrump renames VE Day ignoring European contribution to victorywww.telegraph.co.ukNemeski@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square27linkfedilinkcross-posted to: BoycottUnitedStates@europe.pub
minus-squareSeitanicMechanic@vegantheoryclub.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day ago I literally don’t understand how renaming “Victory in Europe” day to “Victory Day for World War Two” downplays the role of allied forces. It’s… right under the headline. US president downplays role of allied forces in defeating Nazism, saying ‘nobody was close to us in terms of bravery or brilliance’
minus-squarejsomae@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·1 day agoI read that, but how does that relate to the name?
minus-squareSeitanicMechanic@vegantheoryclub.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoIt doesn’t. It’s just how the headline is written. It’d be nice if they didn’t do it that way, but that’s the grammatically-recognized way of doing it.
It’s… right under the headline.
I read that, but how does that relate to the name?
It doesn’t. It’s just how the headline is written. It’d be nice if they didn’t do it that way, but that’s the grammatically-recognized way of doing it.