Thursday, July 2, 2009

Forgotten Heroes and other things lost

In his article in the Daily Mail today, A.N.Wilson wrote about the modern phenomenon of outbursts of public mourning for celebrity deaths. He compared the grotesque scenes associated with the Princess of Wales, Jade Goody and now Michael Jackson with the dignity and solemnity that the British public used to display for its genuine heroes such as Wellington and Churchill.

Of course many of those people now wearing their hearts on their sleeves for their departed idols wouldn’t actually have a clue who Wellington or, possibly even, Churchill were, never mind what they achieved.

Spare some time in the next few days to mourn the loss of our history, values and sense of proportion.

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