tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post112809031949199854..comments2024-03-28T05:38:06.409+05:30Comments on Dabbler: Churchill - Roy JenkinsChenthilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11865750827704844908noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1128441714436920832005-10-04T21:31:00.000+05:302005-10-04T21:31:00.000+05:30Karthik,Why do you have to "appreciate" Churchill ...Karthik,<BR/>Why do you have to "appreciate" Churchill or for that matter anybody else?<BR/><BR/>I do not appreciate anyone other than myself. But that does not stop me from enjoying a docu on Churchill.<BR/><BR/>And what this association thing with ndia and Indians anyway?Niluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889024460833219672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1128184257474864222005-10-01T22:00:00.000+05:302005-10-01T22:00:00.000+05:30Chenthil, I've no problems in you appreciating Ch...Chenthil,<BR/> I've no problems in you appreciating Churchill at all. It's just that I can't stand the guy. Yup, and I conveniently left out the fact that he was re-elected to Parliament later on ;-)<BR/><BR/> Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were slave owners. Woodrow Wilson was an avowed racist. I agree history is full of such instances. It's just that I somehow cannot get myself to commend or appreciate a guy who thought so lowly of Indians. Or it could just be a case of not liking that bull-dog face of his. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1128142207314866422005-10-01T10:20:00.000+05:302005-10-01T10:20:00.000+05:30Nilu, thanks. Will try to find the dcoumentary.Kar...Nilu, thanks. Will try to find the dcoumentary.<BR/><BR/>Karthik, Churchill was antagonistic towards free India. But that doesn't preclude me from appreciating his finer qualities. Not everybody is perfect. And I do not subscribe to the view that we have to view everything from Indian perspective only. <BR/><BR/>Churchill was re elected as PM in 1951. Every statesman is complex, with warts and all. Nobody is God, including Gandhi.<BR/><BR/>And bull dog visage, it is individual perception :-)Chenthilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865750827704844908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1128120921304896332005-10-01T04:25:00.000+05:302005-10-01T04:25:00.000+05:30As a follow up:http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2...As a follow up:<BR/><BR/>http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2005/06/05/stories/2005060500170300.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1128109944066849502005-10-01T01:22:00.000+05:302005-10-01T01:22:00.000+05:30Churchill wasn't too charitable towards Indians an...Churchill wasn't too charitable towards Indians and was vehemently against Indian independence. And I just hate his bull dog like visage.<BR/><BR/>Even the Brits were so fed up with him, they booted him out of office after World War II.<BR/><BR/>More recently, his grandson has been in the news for fomenting hatred towards immigrants. Like Grndpa, like Grandson I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5057873.post-1128104008747931222005-09-30T23:43:00.000+05:302005-09-30T23:43:00.000+05:30I have lost the patience to read 'big' books.But I...I have lost the patience to read 'big' books.<BR/><BR/>But I do remember watching a 3 hour documentary on Churchill. I think it was on PBS. It did cover his life quite well and you should be able to find it online...Niluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889024460833219672noreply@blogger.com