Strange but true, the policy of appeasing Hitler was rooted in the premise that anti-fascism was as bad as or worse than fascism.
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To be fair, Lord Halifax's desire to cut a deal with Hitler motivated by his imperialism as much as his anti-communism.
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As in Halifax's well-documented desire to broker peace with Germany in 1940? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2650832/Lord-Halifax-tried-to-negotiate-peace-with-the-Nazis.html …
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by "anti-fascism" you mean Stalin?
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Not just Stalin. Elites equally horrified by anarchists & anti-Stalinists left (see Homage to Catalonia).
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Keep in mind that when Neville Chamberlain resigned, almost everyone assumed Lord Halifax would replace him. Churchill was dark horse.
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This is true.
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They were caught off guard by the Ribbentrop Pact.
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