80 years after VE day and we still haven't learnt what Peace really is
Hello Hello Hivians.
There were double celebrations today. First of all...
80th anniversary of VE Day
For those who don't know VE is Victory in Europe day from World War II and it was on the 8th May 1945.
I lost relatives in both World Wars.
War is such a tragic waste of life...
Our history in humanity has been littered with wars and bullying.
It just does not stop.
Each year there are less and less survivors from the armed forces who were in the second world war, fewer and fewer civilians who lived through it.
And the overriding theme and wish this year amongst the veterans and survivors is Peace.
I know only too well about Peace and Terror.
Having grown up in Belfast during the Troubles in the 1970s and indeed being forced to leave for Scotland, I know first hand what opposing religions can do to each other.
We were brought into this world with nothing and we will leave with nothing.
It is only human nature that when we are attacked, our lands are seized and our innocent civilians are slaughtered then we react.
Being at peace it would seem is not that easy for all our leaders.
May peace be with all of you
Those were the words not that long ago from Pope Leo XV the newly elected Pontiff from Chicago in the United States.
screenshot from BBC site
Robert Prevost, 69, will be the 267th occupant of the throne of St Peter and he will be known as Leo XIV.
He also has Peruvian nationality and spent so much time there.
Well if ever the world needs Peace it is now, the bridge-builder needs to make bridges between so many countries at odds with each other.
Thanks so much for popping in and may you have a fluffing awesome weekend.
All images and ramblings are from me, the mad Scotsman TengoLoTodo unless otherwise stated.
@tengolotodo May 8th 2025
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That's cool, thanks for the curation :)
you're welcome we had the liberation celebration on May 5th here in Holland , celebrating the end of the occupation by Germans.
That was the 5th okay. Was it a bigger event that normal. This year has been much bigger than normal, perhaps as it is the last big milestone event for many survivors.
not bigger as usual , more idiots that think that they need to protest on that day instead of remembering why they have the right to protest at all .
https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/marco-kroon-grijpt-in-bij-protest-op-bevrijdingsdag-ik-dacht-dat-klopt-niet~a993ee3f/
it's in dutch but the pictures say enough ...
Wow the idiots with so much disrespect, I know what I would do to them.
PEace be with you my friend. I do hope we can somehow find a peace in this world. However it seems like there is more and more fighting each day I look to the news casts. It is sad, but seems it is in the nature of our species since the beginning of time to make war on each other. Maybe some day we will advance beyond such idiocy.
I think it will be long after we are gone Joe.
I participate in polls that are used as you gov stats and yesterday they said this..
I do hope they are wrong as well.
Let's hope so 🙏
Habemus papam! It is one of the important news of the day. Too bad peace doesn't make the news or front page headlines. Too much ego in the so-called leaders, too much power in the wrong hands. I'm a girl of faith, so I'm sticking to it. I send you a celebratory hug, Ed!
Thank you Nancy and yes peace should be the aim of all leaders and people with power.
Sending you a Friday hug today :)
Really you would have thought after the first world war they would have figured it all out. Here we are though.
Sad state of affairs really.
Fuck it's never going to change, is it? Gaza. Pakistan/India. Ukraine. Congo. The great war to end all wars my ass. It's depressing. People are idiots. The end.
Yep could not agree more.
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STOPThanks Buzzy, gotta keep spreading that love,wishing you a wonderful weekend :)
Wishing for peace to reign in the world. Peace and harmony🙏😌
Exactly maganda 🙏
Now we are getting closer to World War 3 every day... People with their greed and egos are causing all of the problems in the world, and if it's not that it's religion. No one seems to want to understand that war is ugly and real people die. Not just some guy on a TV show, real people. I've seen what war is up close and personal and never want to see it again. I fear a real war is coming, not the baby one's we've been part of for decades now. China seems to already be prepared and ready to start the whole thing themselves. It's really kind of depressing...
At least we can still hope that more level heads will work things out, and I do. I'm glad we still remember the peace achieved in Europe all those years ago. I didn't lose any family in either war, sorry to hear that you did. Such a waste of lives that could have been long and fruitful!