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Originally Posted by McCoy
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Originally Posted by cyberia
Untitled-George Grosz
A very dark and disturbing post war line drawing by George Grosz, 1936.
A severely crippled war veteran trying to sell wilted flowers to indifferent passersby.
A fate suffered by many who had survived the trenches. |
I've seen a similar thing in real life back in 1980. It was an old disabled Italian warveteran that sat pretty much like this n' begged in the street. Touchin'. |
That is very sad.
Soldiers men are often judged on how they serve their country. Countries should be judged on how they serve their veterans.