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daniel January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 Conning a Dictator, Conning Franco, Francisco Franco

Conning a Dictator

Conning Franco took enormous bravery because Franco oversaw up to 200,000 deaths in the White Terror that followed his victory in the Spanish Civil War. Incredibly, Filek and Hammaralt were conning Franco at the beginning of the White Terror.

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daniel January 8, 2022January 13, 2022 Myths about the French Revolution, The French Revolution was the End of the French Monarchy, The Nobility were the Main Victims of the French Revolution, The Revolution began with the Fall of the Bastille, The Victims of the French Revolution were killed with the Guillotine

Myths about the French Revolution

Confusingly, the Revolution did not begin on 14 July 1789 when a mob tore down the Bastille a notorious Paris prison. Yet, France celebrates the destruction of the Bastille as the beginning of the Revolution.

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daniel January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 2. 1453 was the first time the impregnable city of Constantinople fell to an enemy army, 3. The Conquest of Constantinople was the End of the Byzantine Empire, An Overrated Historical Event, conquest of Constantinople, Fall of Constantinople, Myths about the Fall of Constantinople, The Fall of Constantinople marked the beginning of the Renaissance, The Fall of Constantinople was a Major Catastrophe for Western Civilization or Europe

Myths about the Fall of Constantinople

Hence, the true Byzantine Empire was long-dead by the time Mehmed’s Janissaries set up camp outside Constantinople’s walls. In fact, think in 1453, Constantinople was nothing but an Italian trading post in the ruins of the old Imperial Capitol.

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daniel January 1, 2022January 2, 2022 Is America 1940 Britain or France 1940?, Lack of Trust and Faith in Institutions, So why did France Fall in 1940?

Is America 1940 Britain or France 1940?

Today, America faces a toxic mix of frustration at losses and distrust of institutions reminiscent of 1940 France.

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daniel December 26, 2021December 26, 2021 3. Revolutions are Revolts of the People, 4. Revolutions are about Justice, Myths about Revolution, Popular myths about revolution include:, Some Myths about Revolution

Some Myths about Revolution

In reality, most revolutions are coups or insurrections that replace one ruling class or dictator with another.

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daniel December 18, 2021December 18, 2021 Democratic Lunacy, Democratic Lunacy in Vietnam, Nixon was America’s Most Progressive President, The Damage From Vietnam, The Other Casualty of the Vietnam War, The Ultimate Casualty of Vietnam, The Vietnam War, Vietnam kills LBJ’s career

The Other Casualty of the Vietnam War

Strangely, most Republicans were onboard with the effort to expand the welfare state. Indeed, Johnson’s successor, Richard M. Nixon (R-California) began with his administration with an ambitious welfare state expansion plan.

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daniel December 5, 2021December 5, 2021 Are Flash Mob Robberies the beginning of the Revolution?, Class Warfare by Flash Mob, Flash Mobs attacks are more than Robberies, Income Inequality, Latin American Style Violence, Revolution by Flash Mob, The Children of Income Inequality, The Violence will Get Worse

Are Flash Mob Robberies the beginning of the Revolution?

I think these flash mob attacks are far more than mere robberies. I consider these loot fests a form of civil unrest directed against income inequality and capitalism. In other words, the flash mob robberies are class warfare.

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daniel December 4, 2021May 13, 2022 Experience as Nostalgia, Frightening Similarities, Frightening Similarities between the man who started the Civil War and Joe Biden, The Death of Compromise, The Helpless President, The Limits of Experience, The Only Issue, The Paper President offers Nothing, The Tragedy of James Buchanan

Frightening Similarities between the man who started the Civil War and Joe Biden

However, there is powerful evidence that the “experience” Buchanan offered was really nostalgia for an earlier and simpler time when Americans could settle differences through talk. Today, Biden’s experience is a code word for nostalgia for the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s when politicians could compromise over most issues. Biden is a relic of that era. Just as Buchanan was a relic of the era of compromise over slavery: the 1820s and 1830s.

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daniel November 27, 2021November 30, 2021 Americans need to be scared because Chinese Leninism has wide appeal in the United States., Chinese Authoritarianism, Marx is Dead but Lenin Lives, So what is Chinese Authoritarianism, The Dangerous Appeal of Chinese Leninism, The Soviet Fantasy vs. Chinese Reality, Why Americans need to fear Chinese Authoritarianism, Why China is More Dangerous than the Soviet Union

Why Americans need to fear Chinese Authoritarianism

Such technocratic success will attract many Americans. Moreover, I think Chinese technocracy will have a far wider appeal to ordinary Americans than Soviet Communism.

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daniel November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 1. Income Inequality, 2. Culture War, 3. Class Warfare, 4. Vetocracy, 5.An Endless Fiscal Crisis, Ancien Régime, Frightening Similarities between Revolutionary France and Modern America, Reign of Terror, Revolutionary France and Modern America, Similarities between the United States and the French Ancien Régime, The French Revolution, The Illusion of Strength and Stability

Frightening Similarities between Revolutionary France and Modern America

Yet history shows France’s stability was an illusion. The ancient pedigree of France’s government and pedigree did not prevent revolution. Today’s Americans who think our 234-year-old Constitution will protect us from revolution need to examine French history. History shows just being old will not protect your nation from a revolution, or a Reign of Terror.