Comments on: Churchill, Tonypandy and “Poundland Lenin” http://localhost:8080/churchill-tonypandy-llanelli Senior Fellow, Hillsdale College Churchill Project, Writer and Historian Tue, 21 Feb 2023 20:24:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Jack Merns http://localhost:8080/churchill-tonypandy-llanelli#comment-26926 Wed, 20 Feb 2019 05:09:15 +0000 https://richardlangworth.com/?p=7924#comment-26926 Thanks Richard, for keeping the record straight. Nobody does it better. Churchill did change parties twice. This country would benefit from a third party. Nothing is always black and white. There is a lot more to it.

]]> By: Savrola http://localhost:8080/churchill-tonypandy-llanelli#comment-26895 Sun, 17 Feb 2019 18:15:55 +0000 https://richardlangworth.com/?p=7924#comment-26895 Deleting that first link was the right decision. No need to feed the troll as they say.

Alas, you’re right. As long as the media is controlled by mouse clicks, clickbait articles shall rule the roost. I try my best to send sceptics and the easily gullible to this site.

Great article. As usual you’ve presented a rigorously researched article, sources and all.

I wish I could say the same for the dollar store Bolshie and the click dominated media.

]]> By: Richard Langworth http://localhost:8080/churchill-tonypandy-llanelli#comment-26890 Sun, 17 Feb 2019 14:19:38 +0000 https://richardlangworth.com/?p=7924#comment-26890 In reply to Savrola.

Thanks for the links. I deleted the first one (why publicize ignorance) but anyone who wants to read it need only Google “tharoor Churchill Bloomberg”

This sort of bilgewater will continue to clog the web as long as we have 24/7 media and respectable publications which fail to do their homework. But since his article only regurgitates, the original response is still sufficient. See “Winston Churchill the Racist War Criminal.”

See also Indian historian Zareer Masani, linked here.

]]> By: Savrola http://localhost:8080/churchill-tonypandy-llanelli#comment-26884 Sun, 17 Feb 2019 05:18:33 +0000 https://richardlangworth.com/?p=7924#comment-26884 Tharoor again has regurgitated the same bog standard article almost word for word in Bloomberg today. Tharoor doesn’t speak for all Indians.

Churchill was quoted approvingly by a retired high court justice of India Mr Marakadey Katju recently, and in Indian supreme court judgements: Association of Democratic Reforms case [2002 (5) SCC 294]. And continues to be by The Times of India.

WSC’s support for the untouchables is still fondly remembered in India.

It seems the older generation of Indians aren’t swayed by the calumny of the younger. Nor do the younger generations themselves uniformly despise Churchill. Only a small loud minority does.

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