The discussion that follows was prompted by the article: Churchill and the counter-revolutionary intelligence of the British bourgeoisie, Part 2. The discussion was initiated by Fred.
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As we go on celebrating all the magnificent wars, past and present and to come, and Britain's continuing and always heroic contribution to them, but not forgetting helpful allies like the US, let us also pause and take our hats off to famous men, great leaders, those who have done so much and worked so hard to preserve and protect the rule of the bourgeoisie. Yes, of course, I mean the astonishing Churchill. The great and powerful Bull Dog Churchill; Defender of the Bourgeois Faith; the implacable enemy of the working class, and of any who threatened the mighty British Empire upon which - once upon a time at least - the sun never dared set. Where is his like now? Who is there now who has his vast cunning and brilliant insights into the minds of the enemy, whether this be the Nazis, the Indians (who MH tells us Churchill loathed almost as much) or the ever threatening working class: the greatest menace of all?
If only we had him with us now! Let the Palestinians, the Israelis and yes the mighty ISIS too tremble at the thought, and sigh with relief at his absence. The tediously slow destruction through shelling and rockets of the Gaza ghetto by Israel today, and the slow starvation of its civilians...? Forget it! Churchill and the Americans under his impeccable guidance would have pulverized both Gaza and Israel if necessary in a matter of days had the decision been made. All bombed into a magnificent and massively consuming firestorm, like Hamburg and Dresden. People sucked into the blaze for miles around. No mercy. Similarly, today, the impassive Churchill would set the Middle East ablaze.No dithering. No messing about with mock truces. To hell with both your houses: Jews and Arabs alike.
And as to ISIS - just blundering fools and fanatics. He who was able to maneuver both Uncle Joe Stalin and the dithering Roosevelt, and bend them to his wishes in the defeat of Nazi Germany would have no trouble at all in seeing off the band of troublesome youths calling itself ISIS, both them and their absurd caliphate.
But this is to digress from the real subject matter which is Winston Churchill himself. Saint Winston! MH has written a plain straightforward article which presents him to us as he really was, with all his achievements laid carefully bare for all to scrutinize. This is a must read. The truth about war. The truth about Churchill.