politics
March 7, 2026
This speech started the Cold War
Winston Churchill’s Fulton address was a signal for the Iron Curtain to drop, and for nukes to almost drop as well

TL;DR
- Winston Churchill's 1946 Fulton Speech (Iron Curtain Speech) is criticized for its role in initiating a dangerous and costly Cold War.
- The speech is portrayed as a flawed call to arms that led to decades of conflict and near-nuclear war, resulting in millions of deaths globally, particularly in the Global South.
- The article argues that Western powers have consistently disregarded international law, a condition Churchill himself set for unity, leading to current cynicism and brutality.
- The author suggests that divine intervention, rather than leadership, saved humanity from the worst consequences of the first Cold War.
- The piece criticizes modern Western leadership for its complicity in alleged war crimes and its disregard for justice in favor of obedience.
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