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Why the Far Right Hates Churchill

15 points by throwanem 1y ago

jmclnx 1y ago
Non-paywall link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/society-culture-and-history/history/why-the-far-right-hates-churchill/ar-AA1K9ZYu https://www.msn.com/en-us/society-culture-and-history/histor...
- throwanem 1y ago
  Well, that sucks; I thought the Journal's "share" feature would work here. Thanks for finding the syndicated version! Unfortunately I can't update the URL, but perhaps a mod will make the change.
freitasm 1y ago
Isn't the answer to this obvious? They lost the war, they were the bad guys. The older generation who fought WWII and the Cold War is all but gone, so now these people want to rewrite history, with "alternative facts".
jauntywundrkind 1y ago
Finding the absolutely worst possible people (the one trying to say Hitler wasn't such a bad guy, it's Churchill's fault) & amplifying their voices is far too effective. Mother Jones had a Darryl Cooper hit-piece that provides the missing context on where this manufactured debate is coming from. Focusing on Churchill here somewhat hides the truth: the core thread, the reason for this is to make a Nazi apologia. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/martyr-made-darryl-cooper-nazi-jews-juggernaut-nihilism-tucker-carlson-joe-rogan-substack/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/martyr-made-dar...
daft_pink 1y ago
I think we need a better word for the far right, because the word has lost it’s meaning, because leftist politicans like to label everyone who disagrees with them far right and I have no idea what it means anymore.
- asdffdasy 1y ago
  or you are just in denial about voting for the actual far right?
tim333 1y ago
I think the article missed maybe the biggest reason which is Russia / Putin are funding them or friends of them to sympathise with misunderstood dictators just wanting to peacefully roll a few tanks across Europe and kill a few thousand (or million) locals.
jleyank 1y ago
They’ve written these books already. Look for ss-gb or fatherland to see what British and us neutrality might have led to.

15 points by throwanem 1y ago

Non-paywall link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/society-culture-and-history/history/why-the-far-right-hates-churchill/ar-AA1K9ZYu https://www.msn.com/en-us/society-culture-and-history/histor...

throwanem 1y ago
Well, that sucks; I thought the Journal's "share" feature would work here. Thanks for finding the syndicated version! Unfortunately I can't update the URL, but perhaps a mod will make the change.

freitasm 1y ago

Isn't the answer to this obvious? They lost the war, they were the bad guys. The older generation who fought WWII and the Cold War is all but gone, so now these people want to rewrite history, with "alternative facts".

jauntywundrkind 1y ago

Finding the absolutely worst possible people (the one trying to say Hitler wasn't such a bad guy, it's Churchill's fault) & amplifying their voices is far too effective. Mother Jones had a Darryl Cooper hit-piece that provides the missing context on where this manufactured debate is coming from. Focusing on Churchill here somewhat hides the truth: the core thread, the reason for this is to make a Nazi apologia. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/martyr-made-darryl-cooper-nazi-jews-juggernaut-nihilism-tucker-carlson-joe-rogan-substack/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/martyr-made-dar...

daft_pink 1y ago

I think we need a better word for the far right, because the word has lost it’s meaning, because leftist politicans like to label everyone who disagrees with them far right and I have no idea what it means anymore.

asdffdasy 1y ago
or you are just in denial about voting for the actual far right?

tim333 1y ago

I think the article missed maybe the biggest reason which is Russia / Putin are funding them or friends of them to sympathise with misunderstood dictators just wanting to peacefully roll a few tanks across Europe and kill a few thousand (or million) locals.

jleyank 1y ago

They’ve written these books already. Look for ss-gb or fatherland to see what British and us neutrality might have led to.