The Greatest Generation put spoiled rioters to shame

By Kendall Wingrove

Published September 2, 2020 4:20am ET

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The Greatest Generation put spoiled rioters to shame — As word reached America 75 years ago that World War II was ending, the streets erupted with joy. Tens of millions celebrated the Allied triumph over evil. That was then. This is now. In the summer of 2020, parts of our nation have seemed like urban battlefields. Angry groups pour onto city streets declaring that […]

As word reached America 75 years ago that World War II was ending, the streets erupted with joy. Tens of millions celebrated the Allied triumph over evil.

That was then. This is now. In the summer of 2020, parts of our nation have seemed like urban battlefields. Angry groups pour onto city streets declaring that America is wicked and that our current system must be dismantled.

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