Lest we forget the martyrs of Syria.
Lest we forget the martyrs of Haiti.
Lest we forget the martyrs of Ukraine.
Lest we forget that Remembrance Day means *never again*.
Lest we forget that the only way forward is collective liberation.

Lest we forget. ❤️‍🩹

Lest we forget the victims of the Holocaust.
Lest we forget Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Lest we forget the martyrs of Gaza.
Lest we forget the martyrs of Congo.
Lest we forget the martyrs of Sudan.
Lest we forget the martyrs of Armenia.
Lest we forget the martyrs of Ethiopia.

It was once "never again," now it's "we are thankful for death and damage because we won."

Lest we forget that when one state wins, humanity loses.
Lest we forget the civilians.
Lest we forget the journalists.
Lest we forget the victims of genocide.
Lest we forget the victims of colonialism.

As I said before, the rhetoric is now "their deaths were necessary so the military could advance and defeat the enemy," but *who* is the enemy? Do we *need* more war or state violence in general? Why do we use a symbol of calm after the storm (a poppy) to glorify that very storm?

The first silences for Remembrance Day, beginning a year after World War I ended in 1918 as Armistice Day in 1919, were not out of gratitude, but because even war itself results in a staggering loss of life. Not only do soldiers die fron state violence, but civilians die too.

When I was still in school, each Remembrance Day assembly I would go to had the same theme—that war is necessary, and that each poor soul who died was completely worth it.

They died because of unnecessary conflict. We should not use their brutal deaths as glorification of war itself.

2022: No team has lost the World Cup Final even on a hat trick... until France lost to Argentina despite a hat trick from Mbappé.

2010: No African country has hosted the World Cup... until South Africa did.
2014: No European team has won the World Cup in South America... until Germany did.
2018: No Balkan country has made the World Cup final... until Croatia did.

1998: No host team has beaten the defending world champions at home in the final... until France did.
2002: No Asian team made the semifinals... until South Korea did.
2006: No team has won the World Cup on penalties after having scored at least one goal... until Italy did.

1990: No team has beaten the defending world champions in a rematch of the previous final... until West Germany did.
1994: No team has won the World Cup on penalties... until Baggio missed and Brazil won.

1978: No Spanish-speaking country besides Uruguay has won the World Cup... until Argentina.
1982: No one has won the World Cup at age 40... until Dino Zoff captained Italy to a world championship.
1986: There wasn't a goal of the century... until Maradona scored.

1966: No team has won the World Cup Final with a hat trick... until Geoff Hurst scored thrice for England.
1970: No country in North America has hosted the World Cup... until Mexico.
1974: No team has touched the new World Cup trophy... until West Germany won.