Opinion | Heather A. Conley: D-Day landings are lauded in Europe as leaders ignore the fascism reviving on their shores. - NBCNewsTHINK
famous Munich agreement with Hitler in September 1938, in which the British leader accepted the German annexation of the Sudetenland in then-Czechoslovakia in exchange for false promises of peace. In reality, appeasement is never a single act or event, but an ongoing process of small, daily submissions to growing illiberal forces until there is no freedom left to protect.
Leaders delude themselves by thinking they can control neo-fascist forces. Over time, these forces will instead control them to devastating effect. Leaders delude themselves by thinking they can control neo-fascist forces. Over time, these forces will instead control them to devastating effect. If anything, European leaders already are more frequently using the language of extremism when speaking about migration and ethnic identity. It becomes almost impossible to distinguish their voices from extreme parties, further suggesting that hate-filled statements are being normalized while responsible rhetoric is being pushed aside.
As the dark clouds gathered over Europe in the 1930s, another British prime minister, Winston Churchill, understood that a country had to fight these forces, never surrender to them. The 300 American veterans traveling to Normandy to honor thealso understood that it was necessary to fight the forces of evil; surrender, for them too, was not an option. It is our task today to carry forward their courage and greatness and fight the return of neo-fascism in Europe and elsewhere.
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