Prior to the outbreak of World War II, the America First Committee (AFC) was the name of the isolationist, anti-Semitic national organization demanding that the United States stay out of the war and appease Adolf Hitler. The AFC was operational right up until Germany declared war on the USA on December 11th, 1941, four days […]
After the carnage of World War II, Norse mythology became closely associated with Nazism: misinterpreted as malignant and rendered taboo for decades to come. Nazi Germany’s strong connection to Norse mythology is largely responsible for its negative reputation. The horrible atrocities committed by the Nazi regime forever tarnished the study of the Norse myths, causing […]
THEY ARE SO VILE!LOOK AT THEM:SCUM OOZESFROM EVERY PORESNEERING, MEAN-SPIRITEDHYPOCRITES AND LIARSREPTILES AND PEDOPHILESTHIN-SKINNED FASCISTSAND NOTHING MORE THEY HAVE CONTEMPT FOR THE LAWLOATHING FOR HUMANITYHATRED IN THEIR EMPTY HEARTSHOW CAN WE NOT SEE WHAT LIES AHEAD?HOW CAN WE NOT SEE THE SIGNS?HOW CAN WE NOT SEE HISTORYREPEATING ITSELF?THERE ARE NONE SO BLINDAS THOSE WHO WILL […]
With all the commemorations and celebrations surrounding the 80th anniversary of the formal Japanese surrender on board the USS Missouri [September 2, 1945], thus officially ending WWII – it’s important to remember that before the atomic bombs were even dropped on Japan in August 1945 the United States was busy recruiting as many German engineers […]
Human beings are NOT the apex of evolution [that would be dolphins…]; and we are certainly not any more important than any other living creature on this planet. We have the right to exist and that ought to be good enough. Our lack of respect for the earth extends to our dysfunctional society. We don’t […]
Food democracy is a true grassroots movement toward sustainable, responsible, healthy and community-based food production and distribution. The food democracy movement asserts that people have the power and the responsibility to actively participate in decisions concerning their food system. The ultimate goal of food democracy is to guarantee that all people have access to affordable, healthy and […]
“Hey, I know that guy! It’s Neil! Turn around, quick!” Stephen Stills, struggling musician and songwriter, was riding shotgun in a white Ford Econoline Van driven by his manager, Barry Friedman. The date was April 6, 1966. In back was his old friend, Richie Furay, another aspiring singer-songwriter. They were stuck in a huge traffic […]
Of course they lie. They lie because they want to. They lie because they can. They lie because it is second nature to them; it comes naturally. These people lack a conscience: they lack empathy, and they lack of any sense of responsibility for their actions. Dishonesty, arrogance, greed and corruption are hardwired into their […]
In his seminal book Bomb Power, author Garry Wills argues that America’s use of the atomic bomb against Japan marked a critical turning point in global politics. With the advent of enormous nuclear stockpiles and the seemingly endless Cold War, the Pentagon argued that the President of the United States would simply not have the […]
For centuries opera was dominated by larger-than-life characters: legendary gods and goddesses, mythical figures from ancient Greece and Rome, kings and queens. But as opera became an ever more popular form of entertainment, that model began to change. The operatic form continued to evolve during the post-Romantic period. Composers began turning to stories about simpler, […]
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