[lbo-talk] more Churchill

Chuck chuck at mutualaid.org
Thu May 18 08:23:41 PDT 2006


Doug Henwood wrote:


> No doubt. All these things are true. But the story of white treatment of
> the Indians is horrible enough - why did Churchill have to invent,
> exaggerate, and plagiarize? It's a sad thing.

How do you know this? Take for example the charge that Churchill wrongly stated that the American governent deliberately infected natives with smallpox blankets. Obviously, this is a matter of some contention. What kind of records exist? If this is a subject of debate between academics, then why is Churchill guilty of stating his position on the issue?

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