On Churchill
Churchill "naturally had a lively sympathy for the underdog, particularly against the middle-dog, provided, and it was quite a big proviso, that his own position as a top-dog was unchallenged" (Jenkins, p. 180)
Churchill helped Soviet Union destroy Germany. By crushing a rising Germany, Churchill maintained his own monopoly of top dog position. By helping put hundreds of millions of people behind the iron curtain, Churchill conveniently prevented the majority of people in the world rising to challenge his top dog position.
Churchill’s method is the standard practice of the upper class. The incomes of middle dogs are taxed heavily to subsidize the welfare of under dogs. Top dogs, with low capital gain taxes and many “loopholes”, enjoy tax heavens. Warren Buffett once confessed, or bragged, that his tax rate is much lower than his secretary. With the help of affirmative action, under dogs maul viciously against middle dogs on equal footing while top dogs enjoy their exclusive privileges. In the last half century, the wealth of the upper class has skyrocketed; the living standard of the lower class have improved tremendously; but the living standard of the middle class has mostly stagnated.
Churchill has become such an icon for the top dogs that "researching less popular episodes in Churchill's life[…] would either finish their careers, preclude them from promotion, or make them outcasts in academia." (Hirsch, 2018) References Hirsch, Afua (21 March 2018). "If you talk about Russian propaganda, remember: Britain has myths too". The Guardian. London
Jenkins, Roy (2001). Churchill. London: Macmillan
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