hellyesbrother [he/him] to askchapo • 3 years agoWhy do mainstream historians view Churchill with such reverence despite his reign being associated with the fall of the UK as the world's strongest empire?message-squaremessage-square34 fedilinkarrow-up181
arrow-up181message-squareWhy do mainstream historians view Churchill with such reverence despite his reign being associated with the fall of the UK as the world's strongest empire?hellyesbrother [he/him] to askchapo • 3 years agomessage-square34 Commentsfedilink
minus-squarebentwookie [none/use name]hexbear13·3 years agoi remember my high school teachers really talking him up and then listening to recordings of him and being very underwhelmed. especially the " we will fight them on the beaches " speech. dude sounds drunk and sleepy link
minus-squareNeckbeard_Prime [they/them,he/him]hexbear14·3 years agoTo be fair, he probably was pretty drunk. link
minus-squareVncredleaderhexbear4·3 years agoI love the thing about what he said right after that "And we’ll fight them with the butt ends of broken beer bottles because that's bloody well all we've got! link
He made some good speeches
i remember my high school teachers really talking him up and then listening to recordings of him and being very underwhelmed. especially the " we will fight them on the beaches " speech. dude sounds drunk and sleepy
To be fair, he probably was pretty drunk.
I love the thing about what he said right after that