A Shocking Realization

Having been confronted with what is probably the one
hundredth reiteration of the accusation that Chaplin failed
to condemn Stalin along with Hitler, I have suddenly
realized that Chaplin, unlike the Three Stooges, who were
obviously far wiser, failed to condemn Hideki Tojo for
his actions as Minister of War and Prime Minister of Japan,
during which Tojo was instrumental in furthering Japan's
imperialist and expansionist policies in Asia, though he
was by no means the originator of those policies.

This means, of course, that Chaplin silently approved of
military dominance of parliamentary government, and
of Japanese hegemony in Asia. Otherwise he would have spoken
out against and condemned the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.
He never went on record as deploring the attack on Pearl Harbor,
either. Furthermore, he failed to announce his enthusiastic
approval when Tojo was tried and hanged for war crimes.

The obvious conclusion is that Chaplin was a closet
imperialist and war monger who hypocritically pretended to
be a peace monger. That explains his failure to condemn the
Soviet incursions in Eastern Europe. He supported not
communism, but military expanionism in any and all forms.

Chaplin unmaskled at last! It's amazing what miracles Shelpsian
logic can perform.

Connie K. (Whose study of Christopher Marlow has make her an
expert on idiotic theories. She devises one a week
just for fun.)
--
"To hell with the pillow in the background. It's a good scene, and that's
more important." Chaplin, Interview with Richard Meryman, 1966.

Connie writes:

> The obvious conclusion is that Chaplin was a closet
> imperialist and war monger who hypocritically pretended
> to be a peace monger. That explains his failure to condemn
> the Soviet incursions in Eastern Europe. He supported not
> communism, but military expanionism in any and all forms.

You forgot the part about him being a drag queen -- for which we have
the evidence of several short films from the teens of the last century.

Tom Moran