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An unlearned and arrogant ‘woke’ Left goes after Winston Churchill

By Dan Hannan

Published February 1, 2019 5:50am ET

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An unlearned and arrogant ‘woke’ Left goes after Winston Churchill — Is there a more closed-minded creature in discovered space than a young left-winger in command of a Twitter account? Last week, the British Conservative Party marked the anniversary of Winston Churchill’s death with a respectful, if slightly bland, tweet. It drew a response from a 24-year-old member of the Scottish Parliament called Ross Greer, who […]

Is there a more closed-minded creature in discovered space than a young left-winger in command of a Twitter account?

Last week, the British Conservative Party marked the anniversary of Winston Churchill’s death with a respectful, if slightly bland, tweet. It drew a response from a 24-year-old member of the Scottish Parliament called Ross Greer, who sits for the Green Party: “Once again for the people in the back: Churchill. Was. A. White. Supremacist. Mass. Murderer.”

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