On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 11:12 PM, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: > > Why didn't Churchill revolt? > > Well....... > > He was a Tory and born into the nobility, part of an illustrious family, > as well as being the Prime Minister who led the UK to victory against the > Nazis. That probably made him feel that *he* was running the country, not > the Queen -- as in fact he was from 1940 to 1945 (and again a few years > later). He was also a respected historian and writer - he won a Nobel for > Literature (and he was a rubbish artist, rather like Prince Charles and > Adolf Hitler). So he was a powerful, lauded and much respected member of > the establishment, and revolt was probably not much on his mind. (But if it > was I suppose he could have subverted the system from within...) > > I think the most revolutionary he got was making witty remarks. > > None of which actually makes him wrong about democracy. You can say > something that is true and still fail to act on it (I do every time I use > the car...) >
Ok, we agree. I merely wanted to point out indeed that his actions were not consistent with his famous democracy quote. I admire Churchill. He represents in my mind a leader that is able to see reality for what it is and take the necessary difficult but virtuous actions, despite all the mediocre political games that surrounded him. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
