This piece is obviously in answer to some of the recent comparisons of Marjorie Taylor Greene to Neville Chamberlain, a comparison, the writer points out, that doesn’t stand up. But not for the reasons I imagined. I’m a conventional middle-aged white bloke in being a bit of a history buff, and in my buffdom, I’ve read plenty of history with Chamberlain in what you might call an unsupporting role.
Yeah, an English friend of mine, a history buff as well, pointed out to me years ago the merits of Chamberlain, and I haven't forgotten. An MTG to Chamberlain comparison is a gross disservice to the man.
Neville Chamberlain was a great man in my opinion. He had lived thru World War 1. He desperately did not want another war like it. But, he also greatly increased defence spending during his Prime Ministership. Rearmament, it was called. It is arguable he did make a mistake. After he got back from Munich in 1938 saying “ I believe it is peace for our time”, he still further increased defence spending. Everybody acknowledges Britain was much better prepared for a war in 1939 than it was in 1938.
Modern historians are increasingly coming to the view that Chamberlain’s policies of appeasement were a necessary delaying action that helped England prepare for war when it did inevitably come.
Yeah, an English friend of mine, a history buff as well, pointed out to me years ago the merits of Chamberlain, and I haven't forgotten. An MTG to Chamberlain comparison is a gross disservice to the man.
To quote a timely refrain "War, war never changes"
Neville Chamberlain was a great man in my opinion. He had lived thru World War 1. He desperately did not want another war like it. But, he also greatly increased defence spending during his Prime Ministership. Rearmament, it was called. It is arguable he did make a mistake. After he got back from Munich in 1938 saying “ I believe it is peace for our time”, he still further increased defence spending. Everybody acknowledges Britain was much better prepared for a war in 1939 than it was in 1938.
Modern historians are increasingly coming to the view that Chamberlain’s policies of appeasement were a necessary delaying action that helped England prepare for war when it did inevitably come.