[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Sure. But there's no point in whinging on social media about how nasty historic figures are. It achieves nothing, and when people aren't able to carry conversations well (like Greer) it just makes them look pathetic, and makes the arguments themselves look stupid. Plus, why even say it? It's like calling someone ugly.

There's no point in attacking someone for pointing out facts too but that's not stopped you in at least two posts having potshots at the man for stating an actual fact. I'd say those insults are truly pointless because at least what Greer is saying is factual.

Hero worship is pointless and downright dangerous if people are insistent on pretending Churchill was perfect. He wasn't and it's not a bad thing to acknowledge the bad alongside the good. If anything, the big takeaway with this story is how much people will try to rewrite history to protect their heroes when it's healthier to accept the whole truth about historical figures and not a version that's been edited to suit agendas.