History
Nelson Mandela Dies – Let the Hypocrisy Begin
The death of Nelson Mandela is being mourned across the world and with it the hypocrisy begins in earnest. I won’t bleat on about what Nelson Mandela achieved in his life, the wonders of the internet will allow anyone with the will, to find that out themselves but he was a man that would not allow racial and economic oppression deny him, even after 27 years in a tiny prison cell. This is what David Cameron had to say: "A great light ...
For last few years I have been obsessed with studying wars. The Falklands War, Cold Wars, World Wars, Civil Wars, you name it, I can't get enough of it. I think the reason for my fascination stems from all the lies and propaganda that goes with them, with politicians using them whenever possible, as a form jingoism to get the masses on side to believe that governments and aristocrats loved these brave and fearless men, when in the majority of ...
The Lies and Political Hijacking of Remembrance Sunday
For last few years I have been obsessed with studying wars. The Falklands War, Cold Wars, World Wars, Civil Wars, you name it, I can't get enough of it. I think the reason for my fascination stems from all the lies and propaganda that goes with them, with politicians using them whenever possible, as a form jingoism to get the masses on side to believe that governments and aristocrats loved these brave and fearless men, when in the majority of ...
The Lies and Political Hijacking of Remembrance Sunday
For last few years I have been obsessed with studying wars. The Falklands War, Cold Wars, World Wars, Civil Wars, you name it, I can't get enough of it. I think the reason for my fascination stems from all the lies and propaganda that goes with them, with politicians using them whenever possible, as a form jingoism to get the masses on side to believe that governments and aristocrats loved these brave and fearless men, when in the majority of ...
A Life of Political and Religious Ideology
When you think about, our whole life is dictated by religious and political ideologies, some we benefit from, some we find abhorrent and in extreme cases such as Catholicism, some that can involve abuse protected by a rabid fear of damnation. Unless you are living on Saturn, a major political storm blew up this week when The Daily Mail newspaper wrote a derogatory piece about Ralph Miliband, an alleged Marxist, who in their opinion, ...