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I get where you're coming from, but this comment lacks so much nuance it actively repeats the wrongs it means to correct. Churchill was a significant leadershi
by wsgeorge 3y ago
I get where you're coming from, but this comment lacks so much nuance it actively repeats the wrongs it means to correct.
Churchill was a significant leadership icon (WWII). He was also a poor leader (WWI). He held racist views. He was also very witty. People are complex, and one perspective is not enough to do a person justice.
Case in point: many people around the world think of Mahatma Ghandi as a very positive cultural and political icon. Except students in the biggest university in my country, who protested [0] to pull down his statue over his racist views.
[0] https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/14/africa/gandhi-statue-ghana-intl/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/14/africa/gandhi-statue-ghan...
- ruralthinker 3y agoYou are missing the point due to your biases, Churchill caused the death of millions, opposed the independence of India. He is not some garden variety racist who just held his offensive views while staying in his basement and did no harm to others.