nein51 said:
muddybrazos said:
KaiBear said:
Redbrickbear said:
KaiBear said:
ABC BEAR said:
Sir Winston Churchill said it best:
"Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people's idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone else says anything back, that is an outrage."
Winston Churchill
The greatest politician in the English speaking world until
victory was achieved in 1945.
Then the physical and mental ravages of old age took hold.
I feel what you are saying but Chruchill over saw the end of the British empire (wasted lives and money on two foolish world wars)
While Ben oversaw the British empire reach its peak of power
He was the best PM of the UK
Reasonable opinion.
But Ben didn't have to deal with the likes of Stalin or Hitler from a position of weakness.
Churchill was actually a complete POS. Hitler made several peace offeriings and wanted to avoid war with Britian and he rejected all of them. He was paid off to push Britian into war.
Churchill hated Hitler and thought he was a buffoon (he was). He quite liked Stalin and thought very highly of him.
I have to say "Churchill was a POS" is a take you sure don't hear very often.
Good grief
Churchill did not 'like' Stalin. He feared the sociopath as a ruthless Bolshevik.
Churchill knew, without a doubt , that if giving the opportunity Stalin would have executed him, his family , and every member of the British upper class and aristocracy.
Churchill was furious when Stalin signed the non aggression treaty with Hitler. Realizing full well the agreement gave Hitler a free hand to invade Poland.
However when Hitler later inexplicably invaded the Soviet Union; Churchill ( the eternal pragmatist ) immediately sent what aid he could spare to Stalin. Churchill tolerated Stalin as a necessary evil; a means with which to fight Hitler.
' The enemy, of my enemy , is my friend. '
Who Churchill did 'like' was Roosevelt. Because convincing Roosevelt to bring the United States into the war ; provided eventual victory for Great Britain.