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Hekate

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8. Funny, I called him that today when hubby told me Zelensky had sent his condolences to the US...

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Mon May 30, 2022, 02:43 AM

May 2022

I said it felt like Winston Churchill standing in the rubble of London during the Battle of Britain and sending us condolences for some crashingly stupid self-inflicted wound. It’s … embarrassing.

Yes, in this moment the comparison is apt. Zelensky is the right man at the right time and is growing in response to the crisis.

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Is it over the top to compare Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Winston Churchill? [View all] Stinky The Clown May 2022 OP

I have been thinking that he compares favorably to Churchill since the beginning Walleye May 2022 #1

To be honest, Zelenskyy may transcend Churchill. Churchill took some considerable Gaugamela May 2022 #2

Churchill's racist policies in India killed millions, among other things, so uh WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #3

The point of comparison has to do with ability to rally his nation to an existential fight Bucky May 2022 #9

Nope canetoad May 2022 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author SharonClark May 2022 #5

I'll post this Churchill speech just one more time, because it seems appropriate here. usonian May 2022 #6

My *HUMBLE* thing: It's over the top to compare CHURCHILL to CHURCHILL. UTUSN May 2022 #7

Funny, I called him that today when hubby told me Zelensky had sent his condolences to the US... Hekate May 2022 #8