The more one looks, the more one finds. I hope casting some light on this somewhat obscure information helps us better arm ourselves for the future, at least.
It's good that you are investing time in well-researched WW2 revisionism. In general, I agree with you that Britain made a mistake going to war when it did. My main criticism of the article is the dinduising treatment of the BUF, which really infantilises Mosley, though of course your intention in doing so is to cast malign motivation on those who suppressed the BUF. In general, revisionism is best served by treating different factions equally in terms of ascribing malign or perverse motives. If you want to take a charitable interpretation of the pro-peace and pro-German party, which is fine, then you should do the same for other parties. Czechs had perfectly rational reasons for lobbying as they did, as did Poles, as did Jews. Ultimately, what you have demonstrated here is that a group of wealthy Jews planned an economic boycott to bring down the Nazi party, which failed, then organised to promote a belligerent British policy and failed. The more knowledge the better, but a more accurate picture is not drawn by giving as much charity as possible in explaining the actions of one side and as little charity as possible to the other.
I like that the BUF were for peace with Germany and presumably with Europe as a whole. I don't support fascism. I might well have done as the Czechs did, especially as their situation was more vulnerable than most. It's hard to know. But I don't appreciate the effect their bribery etc had on Britain. As for those working at a belligerent British policy, I disagree that they failed. I think the next two articles show that their effect was among the major causes of the war in affecting public opinion, strengthening the pro-war forces in Parliament and the Cabinet and cornering Chamberlain.
Thanks. No, I haven't but I shall read that. In my article A Conflict of Philosophies and possibly a forthcoming one on the BBC, I mention that under Hilda Matheson, the BBC chose to platform many of the Bloomsbury group (her friends), a generally homosexual/bisexual crowd.
Well researched in-depth analysis should be taught in schools.
Incredible and incredibly sad.
The more one looks, the more one finds. I hope casting some light on this somewhat obscure information helps us better arm ourselves for the future, at least.
It's good that you are investing time in well-researched WW2 revisionism. In general, I agree with you that Britain made a mistake going to war when it did. My main criticism of the article is the dinduising treatment of the BUF, which really infantilises Mosley, though of course your intention in doing so is to cast malign motivation on those who suppressed the BUF. In general, revisionism is best served by treating different factions equally in terms of ascribing malign or perverse motives. If you want to take a charitable interpretation of the pro-peace and pro-German party, which is fine, then you should do the same for other parties. Czechs had perfectly rational reasons for lobbying as they did, as did Poles, as did Jews. Ultimately, what you have demonstrated here is that a group of wealthy Jews planned an economic boycott to bring down the Nazi party, which failed, then organised to promote a belligerent British policy and failed. The more knowledge the better, but a more accurate picture is not drawn by giving as much charity as possible in explaining the actions of one side and as little charity as possible to the other.
I like that the BUF were for peace with Germany and presumably with Europe as a whole. I don't support fascism. I might well have done as the Czechs did, especially as their situation was more vulnerable than most. It's hard to know. But I don't appreciate the effect their bribery etc had on Britain. As for those working at a belligerent British policy, I disagree that they failed. I think the next two articles show that their effect was among the major causes of the war in affecting public opinion, strengthening the pro-war forces in Parliament and the Cabinet and cornering Chamberlain.
Thanks. No, I haven't but I shall read that. In my article A Conflict of Philosophies and possibly a forthcoming one on the BBC, I mention that under Hilda Matheson, the BBC chose to platform many of the Bloomsbury group (her friends), a generally homosexual/bisexual crowd.