[pinephoneguy]

>Churchill’s comment that in wartime “truth is so precious that it must be surrounded by a bodyguard of lies”.

1) We're not currently at war

2) Don't forget that the man you're quoting is responsible for the end of the British empire and arguably got Britain into a war with Germany unnecessarily (remember that Hitler's ideology was heavily based on race and he saw the British as close to the Germans. He even intentionally let their army go at Dunkirk because of this.)

[dash2]

I think your second point is the silliest example I have yet seen of guilt by association.

[tablespoon]

> 2) Don't forget that the man you're quoting is responsible for the end of the British empire and arguably got Britain into a war with Germany unnecessarily (remember that Hitler's ideology was heavily based on race and he saw the British as close to the Germans. He even intentionally let their army go at Dunkirk because of this.)

What now? You seem to be talking like those were bad things.

[pinephoneguy]

If you think Britain is a force for good than taking power away from it would be bad yes.

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> If you think Britain is a force for good than taking power away from it would be bad yes.

You're presenting a false choice there.

I'm more interesting in your perspective on this:

>>> ...and arguably got Britain into a war with Germany unnecessarily (remember that Hitler's ideology was heavily based on race and he saw the British as close to the Germans. He even intentionally let their army go at Dunkirk because of this.)

You seem to be implying that you think Britain should have let Hitler build his reich.