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Winston Churchill Sculpture
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I would hope Mr Churchill had the humour and common sense to place this statue in that context and approve of it (but he cant ... cos he's dead.... so there!)
I can understand the concept, and entirely support the thinking behind it.
That said, the subtlety of the message will be lost on the vast majority of the population who think of Churchill as a great leader, and our salvation from the Nazis.
Yes, the concept of bi-polar depression needs to be acknowledged, addressed, and understood - this is not the way to go about it. Applying the Roy Walker 'Say what you see' approach simply shows a great British hero is a straightjacket - the thinking behind it is lost on visual impact. Great idea, wrong message.
(Churchill's grandson finds the statue very offensive as well.)
I'm afraid yet again the...erm..."righties" that own the gutter tabloid press have gone looking for offence where none is intended, in order to get their easily-led readership's collective knickers in an almighty twist.
Indeed a lot of people won't know of Churchill's condition.
He was bi-polar, which used to be known as manic depression, and was symptomised by extreme mood swings. When Churchill was in a 'down'phase, he referred to it as his 'black dog' and he used to go outside and build a wal as his own way of coping withit.
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