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Which part is garbage? What do Chamberlain and Halifax have to do with whether Churchill is considered a villain?
by KSS42 8y ago
Which part is garbage?
What do Chamberlain and Halifax have to do with whether Churchill is considered a villain?
- darkpuma 8y agoEvidently fighting Nazis absolves you any crime against humanity. Vae victis I suppose. Edit: response to Ntrails: People find comfort in black and white worldviews. Pointing out that somebody who was a hero in one respect was a villain in other seems to induce some sort of dissonance that gets some people angry. The article says that Churchill was a villain with respect to British colonies, not in every conceivable respect. But this has made some people angry, they see Churchill as a hero in the fight against Germany, so they're unwilling or unable to see Churchill as a villain in Ireland or India. There is no logical contradiction here, but there is an emotional contradiction. I don't consider this a moral failing on the part of those upset, it just seems to be how people are wired.
- Ntrails 8y agoHe Was Both Hero And Villain Why on earth do people find this so hard to comprehend?