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a comment from Naomi on a thread reminded me of an interview I saw this morning on the beeb.
Steve Rosenberg had been tootling about Russia to find out about the 'glorious revolution' 100 years ago (was on The Briefing - between 5 am and 6 am) and he ended up in a town on the far east of Russia, where he spoke to a 100 year old man who would still lay his life down for the Motherland, which to him was still the USSR.
A proud patriot, yes, times move on tho.
I guess my question is, not so much about communism, but why on earth do some folk never waiver from their political beliefs even against surmounting evidence that times have changed?
(I think this should be in a different category, apologies)
Steve Rosenberg had been tootling about Russia to find out about the 'glorious revolution' 100 years ago (was on The Briefing - between 5 am and 6 am) and he ended up in a town on the far east of Russia, where he spoke to a 100 year old man who would still lay his life down for the Motherland, which to him was still the USSR.
A proud patriot, yes, times move on tho.
I guess my question is, not so much about communism, but why on earth do some folk never waiver from their political beliefs even against surmounting evidence that times have changed?
(I think this should be in a different category, apologies)
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Not entirely Ladybirder !
A wartime Leader is a very different thing and of course, he was PM in a genuine coalition government, unlike that so-called coalition that we had to endure in 2010.
But I won't take anything away from his wartime record.
Itchy....as I understand it, Churchill was rejected so roundly, in June 1945, because a lot of the people, especially returning servicemen, blamed him and his ilk, for getting Britain into the War in the first place.
I am not sure I entirely agree on that point, but it has to be said that Churchill lost to Atlee, a man that had practically no charisma whatsoever.
In fact, Churchill himself was responsible for many famous quotes concerning Atlee :::
"A sheep in sheep's clothing"
and
"A modest man, who has much to be modest about"
A wartime Leader is a very different thing and of course, he was PM in a genuine coalition government, unlike that so-called coalition that we had to endure in 2010.
But I won't take anything away from his wartime record.
Itchy....as I understand it, Churchill was rejected so roundly, in June 1945, because a lot of the people, especially returning servicemen, blamed him and his ilk, for getting Britain into the War in the first place.
I am not sure I entirely agree on that point, but it has to be said that Churchill lost to Atlee, a man that had practically no charisma whatsoever.
In fact, Churchill himself was responsible for many famous quotes concerning Atlee :::
"A sheep in sheep's clothing"
and
"A modest man, who has much to be modest about"
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