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> Jobs, Churchill, Gates, Musk - I don’t understand. One of them was an asshole. The other one was... a white supremacist to say the least. "Churchill was par
by 908B64B197 5y ago
> Jobs, Churchill, Gates, Musk - I don’t understand.
One of them was an asshole. The other one was... a white supremacist to say the least.
"Churchill was particularly keen on chemical weapons, suggesting they be used "against recalcitrant Arabs as an experiment". He dismissed objections as "unreasonable". "I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against uncivilised tribes _ [to] spread a lively terror _" In today's terms, "the Arab" needed to be shocked and awed. A good gassing might well do the job." [0]
[0] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/apr/19/iraq.arts https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/apr/19/iraq.arts
- robbiep 5y agoYou have misunderstood the point I am trying to make. I’m aware he has said and been responsible for things that are pretty distasteful today, and potentially by a bunch of people in his day. That doesn’t nullify his contribution to history, it just makes him another flawed human