A quote from the speech of Winston Churchill, delivered in Parliament in 1938, is surprisingly suitable for characterizing the actual situation with the war on the Freeport.
This was written by journalist Yuri Butusov on his Facebook page.
The journalist cited Churchill's quotation, without explaining to whom the authorship belongs, only adding at the beginning the phrase "On the current situation with the occupied territories". Therefore, readers have the impression that it is a question of the current situation with Russian aggression in Ukraine and the reaction of Europe.
I would like to illustrate the essence of the situation with a very simple metaphor. First they put a gun on us and demanded a pound. When we gave it away, we were demanded another two pounds, still holding us on the fly. Then the attacker suddenly made concessions and agreed to be satisfied with 1 pound 17 shillings and 6 pence, provided that for the rest of the due we swear we will never be at enmity with him in the future. I have always held the view that it is possible to preserve peace only through the policy of deterring the aggressor, combined with a sincere desire to make concessions in order to eliminate injustice, "- quoted Butusov.
We quote completely - it really impresses with the urgency.
"As a result of the division of territories, the banking sector suffered, the integrity of the railway system was disrupted, many industrial enterprises were closed. But the biggest test was mass migration of the population. Miners. , Who for centuries lived with their families in this territory, were forced to move to those parts of the country where there are almost no mines, which means there is no work. Such a sad story.
We all need to remember that this is not the end. The situation can change at any time. It is worth Herr Goebbels receive an order to resume his slanderous and false propaganda, as soon as a new confrontation will be provoked.
When control over. Press, partly direct, but mostly indirect, when all means of expressing public opinion lose their authority and readily accept any concessions, we will go further along the stages under the Nazi convoy ... I do not at all condemn ordinary citizens for natural and sincere manifestations of joy over About the news about the world - what to hide, many sighed with relief, learning that the time of severe trials has not yet come. At the same time, our nation must know the truth: the harsh truth about the serious shortcomings of our defense.
We crossed the fateful frontier of history, behind which all the old balance of power in Europe was irreparably disrupted, and a terrible verdict was sent to Western democracies: "You are weighed on the scales and found very light".
Further, Yuri Butusov indicated the author of these words: Sir Winston Churchill, a member of the British Parliament, fragments from a speech on October 5, 1938.
"In his speech he called the surrender of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia, known for its miners' settlements and the great industrial potential occupied by Nazi Germany in 1938, the reason for the outbreak of a great European war. Churchill predicted a big war in parliament a year before it began.
And he demanded not to believe Hitler, not to make peaceful compromises, but to repulse the aggressor with all available forces, "the journalist reminded..
The post received about 950 likes and 150 reposts.
In the comments, users conducted historical analogies.
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