Yeah, and General Pinochet brought democracy to Chile - According to Thatcher.... https://twitter.com/JuliaHB1/status/775430084064935936 …
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Depends on the context that 'great' is being used in. Is it importance & influence or an endorsement of views or work
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Genghis Khan is a great historical figure, but not in the sense of him being a positive figure
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Blair at least had excuse that as PM when Powell died he was p much obliged to say something vaguely polite
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I'm not sure what yr excuse for defending him nearly 20 yrs on is.
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also, u could accurately call Hitler, Stalin and Mao "great figures" of 20th c politics, it's not necessarily endorsement
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fair point. I'm not defending Powell, I just don't see anything in the Rivers speech that he got wrong.
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the black man will have the whip hand over the white man is in the Birmingham Rivers of Blood speech
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he was quoting a constituent in that section of the speech, no? I don't like those words but they are not HIS words, are they?
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in essence, an endorsement. His next speech, less well known, more troubling. My take on Powell legacyhttp://www.britishfuture.org/articles/commentary/powell-more-prophet-than-politician/ …
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not deflecting at all.
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