Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Was Winston Churchill a hero?
Position‹2 of 3›

No, Winston Churchill was not a hero

This position holds that Winston Churchill was not a hero. It points to his war cabinet's role in the Bengal Famine, his support for area bombing of German cities, his advocacy of poison gas against rebellious peoples, his documented racism, and the myth-making that sanitised his image.

Supporting arguments · 5

  1. Winston Churchill was a racist and a white supremacist
  2. Winston Churchill supported the use of poison gas against the Kurds
  3. Winston Churchill had a hand in the Bengal Famine
  4. Winston Churchill gave permission for blanket bombing of German cities
  5. Winston Churchill has been mythologized and tokenized