Mandela to name just one over Churchill every day of the week
Quote from: an tha on August 01, 2025, 07:20:06 PMMandela to name just one over Churchill every day of the weekChurchill certainly has a controversial legacy. But for me, the positives put him on the right side of history.
Quote from: MPare1966 on August 01, 2025, 09:05:54 PMQuote from: an tha on August 01, 2025, 07:20:06 PMMandela to name just one over Churchill every day of the weekChurchill certainly has a controversial legacy. But for me, the positives put him on the right side of history.Europe would be an entirely different place if it wasn’t for Churchill
A fucking racist, white supremacist, imperialist, advocate of chemical weapons and instigator of famine is no hero in my book.
Quote from: an tha on August 02, 2025, 08:27:58 AMA fucking racist, white supremacist, imperialist, advocate of chemical weapons and instigator of famine is no hero in my book.You forgot misogynist, but in all seriousness it’s complicated when talking about a person born 140 years ago. Views were different then are now. So while Churchill definitely had views that we would now say are bad, he also was the key figure who stood up to Hitler and changed the course of WWII. The world would be vastly different without him, and the good definitely outweighed the bad.
Nancy Astor, the first ever female MP once said to Churchill: "Sir, if you were my husband I'd put poison in your coffee", to which Winston replied: "Madam, if I were your husband I'd drink it".
Quote from: Tumbling Dice on August 02, 2025, 12:25:15 PMNancy Astor, the first ever female MP once said to Churchill: "Sir, if you were my husband I'd put poison in your coffee", to which Winston replied: "Madam, if I were your husband I'd drink it".“I am ready to meet my maker. Whether my maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.”
I’ll go with movies for mine:De Niro, Pacino, Meryl Streep, and Denzel.Feels like a solid mix of range, classics, and pure talent.