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minus-squareIttihadChe@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoIt’s still a good example because as bad as Churchill was he was better than Hitler.
minus-squareAES_Enjoyer@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoWas he, though? How many millions did he murder in the manmade Bengal famine?
minus-squareIttihadChe@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 months agoI’m not denying Churchills crimes or painting him as good. How many would Hitler have murdered if he had similar control over the region? Just look at General plan Ost… There’s a reason the USSR tried to ally with Churchill against Hitler before hostilities even started.
minus-squareAES_Enjoyer@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoSure, you have a point, just wanted to remind people that western European countries enacted many genocides to similar scale than Nazi Germany (or greater)
It’s still a good example because as bad as Churchill was he was better than Hitler.
Was he, though? How many millions did he murder in the manmade Bengal famine?
I’m not denying Churchills crimes or painting him as good.
How many would Hitler have murdered if he had similar control over the region? Just look at General plan Ost…
There’s a reason the USSR tried to ally with Churchill against Hitler before hostilities even started.
Sure, you have a point, just wanted to remind people that western European countries enacted many genocides to similar scale than Nazi Germany (or greater)