The Spirit of the Oxford Union: How the West will be lost? By Clifford D. May
Seventy-five years ago next month, the Oxford Union debated the following resolution: "That this House will in no circumstances fight for its King and Country." The motion passed 275 votes to 153.
Winston Churchill called that a “disgusting symptom” that would breed “contempt”– not least in Germany where Hitler was already making plans to wipe various European nations off the map. The Manchester Guardian disagreed, noting the mistakes British politicians had made in wars past, and the hypocrisy they exhibited in the present.
The spirit of the Oxford Union lives on, not least on America’s campuses. Professor Ward Churchill’s characterization of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 atrocity as “little Eichmanns” is only the most infamous example.
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