> History is written by the victor and what Buchanan has often done, is try the view from the other side for a different perspective on events <
Agreed. But there is a limit. What Buchanan has written about WW II is, for the lack of a better word, disgusting. He actually blames Churchill for the worst excesses of the Holocaust! Not Hitler or Himmler, but Churchill.
From the link below:
“Buchanan argues that if Churchill had accepted Hitler’s peace offer of 1940, the severity of the Holocaust would have been greatly reduced.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchill,_Hitler_and_the_Unnecessary_War
Side note: As I said before, I like a lot of Buchanan’s ideas. So it pains me to have to make this post.
“Side note: As I said before, I like a lot of Buchanan’s ideas. So it pains me to have to make this post.”
I appreciated Buchanan on Crossfire for years but his views on WWII were bizarre. All of these public figures and politicians have strengths and weaknesses. It is appropriate to hold them accountable and call them out as needed. No sacred cows or idols.