I don't know what his ethnicity is, so I don't know if I know the heroes of his ethnicity or not. I know an unusual amount about world history and non-western cultures compared to the average person with my general characteristics, so I believe it unlikely that I "never paid attention" or "don't care".
I am more interested in examining the moral double-standard implied by his comment, that it is just for him to refuse to acknowledge me if I admire Churchill, but that he would find it unjust if I refused to acknowledge him because he admired <hero from his own culture with beliefs I didn't like>.
I am more interested in examining the moral double-standard implied by his comment, that it is just for him to refuse to acknowledge me if I admire Churchill, but that he would find it unjust if I refused to acknowledge him because he admired <hero from his own culture with beliefs I didn't like>.