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[-] EROLoLICON@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Fucking Churchill. What a fucking badass.

[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Well, yes and no. He was also a massive piece of shit who knowingly ordered hundreds of Australian and New Zealand troops to their deaths at the Dardanelles

[-] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Every wartime leader knowing sends their members of the military to their deaths.

There are tons of other terrible things he did that are exceptional. Like causing a famine in India by depriving them of food, allowing chemical agents against indigenous people, genuine racism, and encouraged the genocide of Palestinians.

[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You should definitely look up the details of that theater of the war. He purposely sent ANZAC troops to storm the beaches that he knew were mined extensively. Used them as mine fodder to clear the way for British troops. Threw away thousands of lives for a failure of a campaign.

[-] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Well after that he basically became the symbol of the defense of Britain in ww2

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