Originally Posted by
Spicyryan
First off, Churchill wasnt voted out because he was unpopular or a "right bastard." He was a war time leader, and they were voting for peace time. It was an election of Conservatives against Labor and not a singular issue of Winston Churchill. Although to the Conservatives platform was pretty much Churchill, it was not so for Labor.
Labor having been in charge of organizing the Homefront well and getting lots of credit for that. Conservatives did not believe the polling and the social programs labor offered which Churchill criticized in his classic idiocy as socialism that would see Labor bring the Gestapo to Britain. So, Churchill got the credit and reverence for being a national symbol and war hero, but only the conservatives or your retelling thought he was all the election was about.
Otherwise, I'm still not interested in going down this road on "dictators" because I know that it be a fools errand steeped in Cold War propaganda. Which, before someone jumps to it is not me functioning as an apologist for Stalin. However, it absolutely is appropriate to measure someone for their time and circumstances. That line from you stating otherwise certainly drew my attention.
So no, I don't just think Churchill is "a bad guy". I think he was, in my opinion, a worse individual than Stalin. I know we are institutionally driven to measure Stalin as an equal figure of evil to Hitler, and that causes these exaggerated reactions, but I disagree with that too.
I "triple down" in this instance because I believe in the statement. It's not something said out of ignorance, but of a viewpoint.