Thursday, January 04, 2024

Cancel Culture Canceled in London: The Failed Smear Against Horatio Nelson by Lawrence Reed

Recommendable! Smear campaigns are cheap and useful idiots are many!

"... By his men, Nelson was admired for more than courage. He treated them with uncommon respect and kindness. A true leader, he never asked them to do anything he wouldn’t do himself. He had remarkable “emotional intelligence,” an uncanny ability to “read” both his own sailors and the enemy’s. ...
At Copenhagen in 1801, Nelson was urged to retreat. Sensing he could still win the battle, he raised his telescope to his blind eye and declared, “I do not see the signal.” He continued to press the attack. That moment gave rise to a phrase we still use today, namely, to “turn a blind eye” to unwanted information. ..."

Cancel Culture Canceled in London: The Failed Smear Against Horatio Nelson - Foundation for Economic Education



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