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words_of_j t1_j1uy7y4 wrote

“Still allowed Americans…”. I don’t even know what to say about that characterization.

I don’t know, but perhaps he didn’t object publicly to Americans claiming support, …but that’s a far cry from such a grossly wrong and misleading statement that loudly proclaims Churchill somehow was the governing authority over America.

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a_drive t1_j1v350v wrote

I think the implication is he allowed them to publish these things without opposition

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words_of_j t1_j1v3qz2 wrote

Implication…. I’m sure you are right, but language matters. Anytime I have to make an assumption about what someone was trying to say or meaning to say, that’s writing primed to create misunderstanding. And I’m in a grumpy mood so I vented my pet peeve. In actual conversation we get a lot of other cues and can ask for clarification. In written words…. That is all absent.

My comment was certainly an overreaction, as judged by me on a day I’m feeling better. But today…. Well that title just hit me hard.

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Aq8knyus t1_j1w10bp wrote

He was an Anglo-American, his mother was American and he believed passionately in Britain and America working closely together.

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