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I'm an eyes open fan of Churchill on the whole; as a flawed character, whose rhetoric was lucky enough to fit the times. He's an interesting character rather than an idol.
Yes, flawed, racist; but less racist than average for world leaders at the time. His escape from Pretoria was exciting. He made a lot of mistakes and a lot of good calls.
He is misused today and badly; the Scottish Nationalists lie about him sending in tanks and betraying Scots; when actually he was voted MP for Dundee twice and fought in a Scottish Regiment in the trenches of WW1
When he said he wasn't squeamish about gas; it was tear gas he was talking about, not deadly force.
He was pro Britain, pro USA and pro Europe. An architect of what became the European Union. He called for a "United states of Europe" to bring peace to the continent.
When France fell to the Nazis; his reaction was to propose to unite free France with the UK as a single united country, granting full British citizenship and rights to the French.
He was prepared to both change party on principle, and able and willing to lead a national government of unity in a time of crisis.
When he was voted out in 1945, to Stalin's amazement. His reaction when asked about this 'betrayal' by the voters..
"Don't be too hard on them, they've been through a lot"
"Don't be too hard on them, they've been through a lot"
But am I upset that @JoeBiden has removed his bust?
No.
His job is to unite America and to send a signal of change inwards. That's got to be his top priority for his choice of symbols. Frankly I'd rather he did that.
No.
His job is to unite America and to send a signal of change inwards. That's got to be his top priority for his choice of symbols. Frankly I'd rather he did that.
