PSA: Churchill, W
Mar 18th 2021, 2:26 pm
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Re: PSA: Churchill, W
Originally Posted by el collado kid
Winston Churchill 1874-1965
Probable the greatest Briton of all time imho lived a life of long ago and would not meet modern standards (maybe) to rubbish the man and call him a racist is wrong!!!
Put your self back in the 1900-1950,s Britain and see how you might be. A totally different person I think??? I think some respect for a great man is due don't you think???
Probable the greatest Briton of all time imho lived a life of long ago and would not meet modern standards (maybe) to rubbish the man and call him a racist is wrong!!!
Put your self back in the 1900-1950,s Britain and see how you might be. A totally different person I think??? I think some respect for a great man is due don't you think???
Mar 18th 2021, 4:01 pm
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Re: PSA: Churchill, W
Originally Posted by el collado kid
Winston Churchill 1874-1965
Probable the greatest Briton of all time imho lived a life of long ago and would not meet modern standards (maybe) to rubbish the man and call him a racist is wrong!!!
Put your self back in the 1900-1950,s Britain and see how you might be. A totally different person I think??? I think some respect for a great man is due don't you think???
Probable the greatest Briton of all time imho lived a life of long ago and would not meet modern standards (maybe) to rubbish the man and call him a racist is wrong!!!
Put your self back in the 1900-1950,s Britain and see how you might be. A totally different person I think??? I think some respect for a great man is due don't you think???
Mar 18th 2021, 4:23 pm
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Re: PSA: Churchill, W
Originally Posted by Shard
I'd nominate Francis Crick or perhaps David Hume as the greatest Brit. Churchill not much more than grubby nationalist from what I can tell. He didn't even get re-elected.
Mar 18th 2021, 4:43 pm
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Re: PSA: Churchill, W
I would nominate Jane Austen, my favourite novelist, as a contender for the title. Hard to tell whether she was a racist, since pretty much every character in her books is not just English, but a member of the Church of England in good standing.
And, here is a long quote from Winston Churchill about Jane Austen.
https://janeausteninvermont.blog/201...n-jane-austen/
And, here is a long quote from Winston Churchill about Jane Austen.
https://janeausteninvermont.blog/201...n-jane-austen/
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Mar 18th 2021, 4:49 pm
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Re: PSA: Churchill, W
Originally Posted by robin1234
I would nominate Jane Austen...
World Cup winners medal, European Cup winners medal and a knighthood. Plus one I'd never heard of - Order of the Rising Sun.
That beats an appearance on a tenner any day.
Mar 18th 2021, 4:51 pm
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Re: PSA: Churchill, W
Originally Posted by robin1234
I would nominate Jane Austen, my favourite novelist, as a contender for the title. Hard to tell whether she was a racist, since pretty much every character in her books is not just English, but a member of the Church of England in good standing.
And, here is a long quote from Winston Churchill about Jane Austen.
https://janeausteninvermont.blog/201...n-jane-austen/
And, here is a long quote from Winston Churchill about Jane Austen.
https://janeausteninvermont.blog/201...n-jane-austen/
Mar 18th 2021, 5:00 pm
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Re: PSA: Churchill, W
Originally Posted by Shard
I assumed you would be nominating Eric.
Mar 18th 2021, 5:34 pm
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Re: PSA: Churchill, Wcis c
Originally Posted by Shard
I'd nominate Francis Crick or perhaps David Hume as the greatest Brit. Churchill not much more than grubby nationalist from what I can tell. He didn't even get re-elected.
Mar 18th 2021, 5:47 pm
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Originally Posted by Bipat
The Francis Crick, along with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins who 'borrowed' the fundamental work of Rosalind Franklin and took all the praise for themselves!
Mar 18th 2021, 6:00 pm
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Re: PSA: Churchill, W
Trying to structure a rubric for evaluating the "Greatest Briton" gives me a headache. I dont think it can serve any point in assigning the title to anyone.
But in the spirit of fun, I'd go with a shortlist of Newton, Shakespeare, Turing, Bomberg
edit: Bomberg might be less known to some, David Bomberg, painter, I'd probably pick him from my shortlist.
But in the spirit of fun, I'd go with a shortlist of Newton, Shakespeare, Turing, Bomberg
edit: Bomberg might be less known to some, David Bomberg, painter, I'd probably pick him from my shortlist.
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Mar 18th 2021, 6:03 pm
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Re: PSA: Churchill, W
Originally Posted by kimilseung
Trying to structure a rubric for evaluating the "Greatest Briton" gives me a headache. I dont think it can serve any point in assigning the title to anyone.
But in the spirit of fun, I'd go with a shortlist of Newton, Shakespeare, Turing, Bomberg
But in the spirit of fun, I'd go with a shortlist of Newton, Shakespeare, Turing, Bomberg
Mar 18th 2021, 6:08 pm
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Re: PSA: Churchill, W
Originally Posted by Shard
Certainly Newton and Shakespeare ! Bomberg ?
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Mar 18th 2021, 6:18 pm
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Re: PSA: Churchill, W
Originally Posted by kimilseung
Great influence on British art, from Vorticism (British cubism ish), to the London school.(people like Frank Auerbach)
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