War and truth telling warrant reflection this Remembrance Day. That takes more than a minute Paul Daley

about 2 months in The guardian

Remembrance is a conscious act – political, cultural and personal. Today it is worth reflecting on who and what we commemorate, and what we choose to omitThe first to publicly commemorate the people who fight wars are always those who send them to die.So it will be again today, the anniversary of the end of the first world war, when the politicians eulogise the countless people who’ve died horribly on battlefields, the oceans and in the skies.Paul Daley is a Guardian Australia columnist Continue reading...

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