FYI. Chamberlain’s appeasement was actually quite calculated. Britain couldn’t stand up to Germany, and knew it. Appeasement brought time. It let Britain build fighters and tanks. To set up its radar defence net. To prepare for a major war.
When it failed, as Chamberlain knew it would, he fell on his political sword. This cleared the way, and let Churchill take charge, with a clean slate, and a functional military.
I’m hoping that current politicians are half as competent as Chamberlain was with his appeasement.
FYI. Chamberlain’s appeasement was actually quite calculated. Britain couldn’t stand up to Germany, and knew it. Appeasement brought time. It let Britain build fighters and tanks. To set up its radar defence net. To prepare for a major war.
When it failed, as Chamberlain knew it would, he fell on his political sword. This cleared the way, and let Churchill take charge, with a clean slate, and a functional military.
I’m hoping that current politicians are half as competent as Chamberlain was with his appeasement.
Who wants to be the one to tell him?
Outside of the USA there still seems to be some competent politicians. Whether there are enough, in the right places is a different story.
We can at least hope for the best. There’s not much else we can do.