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The ongoing reverence for historical events like World War II is termed a 'fetishization' that, according to the speaker, obscures the current state of Britain. While acknowledging the valor of past generations, he questions why the second world war remains a focal point of national pride when modern Britain lacks the same capabilities. This nostalgia is presented as an obstruction, preventing the populace from recognizing their country as "extraordinarily fortunate" and mismanaging its resources due to an insistence on maintaining a delusion of power.