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Flat White

The West has a bad case of ‘tall poppy syndrome’

22 February 2022

4:05 PM

22 February 2022

4:05 PM

I notice that the infantile ‘cutting down the tall poppy syndrome’ appears to be flourishing again.

A favourite target of the left’s scissors are our special forces soldiers.

In the UK, they are still trying to charge ex-Parachute regiment soldiers with supposed crimes against the IRA in Ireland many years ago.

Closer to home, we have several cases against the Commandos and the SAS that served in Afghanistan.

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