Posted on 01/03/2015 1:39:24 PM PST by don-o
Much of what the British Empire did cannot be equated to what other empires did, at all. Equating them is a common tactic that leftists use.
We’ve already had one thread on a story that attempted to discredit Churchill’s staunch opposition to Islamic imperialism, based on a letter supposedly written some eight years after “The River War”. And one thing in particular I admire about Churchill was his similar view towards communism; one thing that the world ought to regret was not following his insistence to “strangle (Bolshevism) in its cradle”.
I see nothing in particular in Churchill’s military career that showed in him ulterior motives for expanding the British Empire for no other reason than to conquer new lands. He was a military correspondent for a great part of that career, not a conquering general.
Incidentally, Churchill’s switch to the Liberal Party in 1904 was due to disagreement with the Tories over increasing tariffs and protectionism. Which is not typically imperialist in outlook. Also, given the relative size of Britain to its empire, it would have instead undermine the Empire’s economic outlook rather than bolstered it.
You keep spinning your wheels. I have no idea why.
Thanks for having no rebuttal; I would have preferred one, honestly. Nothing I said was false or unfactual.
Those that attack Churchill, sorry to say (and with all due respect), seem like they are carrying water for Obama’s cause. Mostly because of that returning of the bust, and also because of the lies Obama told about the Mau Mau (communist) rebellion and his supposed grandfather’s supposed involvement in it. For my part, I have had to unravel lies told against Churchill by self-proclaimed Irish “nationalists” who turned out to be communists themselves. I hope my position can be better understood in that light.
“Thanks for having no rebuttal;”
No rebuttal was needed since your claims are so obviously false. Tolkien - as made clear in his own letter - mocked Churchill because of his imperial policies. Thus, everything you have said has been wrong from the beginning. Like I said, you keep spinning your wheels. I don’t know why you do it, but you do.
Must I cite sources? There are no shortage of them. But since you haven’t, and are relying on the opinion of one man, I’ll wait for you to take your turn.
It seems it is not my wheels that are spinning, but your head. Tolkien was a professor of English, and although he had war experience, he had a one-sided view. I didn’t take my handle from his legendarium for no reason.
doubtful. Who or what are these factions? How many tanks do they have?
by persecuting the Christians and enforcing atheism as the state religion
Battle of Athens was TN, not WV.
Oops, good catch!
Tolkien was right. You’re wrong. That won’t change.
English royal justice very quickly went past the “appellate” level. Itinerant teams of judges traveled the country holding court sessions in different locations.
Since these judges were from out of area and therefore less likely to be inherently biased, litigants generally preferred them.
LOL!
Good point.
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