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[–] WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 61 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Jesus Christ, do not ever tell an English person that you think Winston Churchill was a monster. Worst mistake of my life. You'd swear I'd shat on his mum's grave.

[–] alcoholicorn@hexbear.net 35 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The guy who famine'd million of indians? Who wanted to use chemical weapons to put down rebellions in Africa?

[–] WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There's been a concerted effort to paint him as a heroic figure so that the blitz can be used as a rallying point for British nationalism.

The Welsh curriculum at least taught me about the time he sent the military in to gun down striking miners in Tonypandy. I don't think the English education system teaches children about any of the shit he did.

The end result is he's almost become a secular saint for some English.