[flying_whale]

Wait, why is this comment being down-voted?

It's written in a respectful manner, cites a strong source, and is very much relevant to the link posted.

[dang]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18089829

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18087888

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

[denzil_correa]

> The things churchill said and did were no different than what hitler said and did.

Most likely, this.

[PhasmaFelis]

If these quotes are correct:

> He raged that it was their own fault for "breeding like rabbits". At other times, he said the plague was "merrily" culling the population.

Then the "said" part is accurate. The "did" part may be hyperbolic, but not enough to overpower an otherwise excellent post. It really does seem like people are just knee-jerk reacting to criticism of a popular figure.