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Historical British Army “Ranks” & “Formations”! (30.8.2024)

There are a number of exceptions to this observation. In 1571, for instance, Queen Elizabeth I raised the “Holland Regiment”. Monck’s Regiment of Foot served the Parliamentary Cause during the English Civil Wars and is today better known as the “Coldstream Guards”.  The “Royal Regiment of Guards” fought for King Charles I during the English Civil Wars and is today known as the “Grenadier Guards”. It seems that early examples of the use of the “Regiment” designation might have included newly formed units with no fighting history or direct links to a British geographical location. These attributes had to be earned through blood and honour. However, eventually very well-establish military units seem to have voluntarily taken on this designation – or been given it by the British government.

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Stow-on-the-Wold: “Stow Wells” – Ancient Spring-Water in the Heart of Gloucestershire! (29.8.2024)

When an individual was found guilty of some petty offence – they were sentenced to a number of days and nights in the Town “Stocks” held by the wrists, ankles and neck – whilst passers-by were permitted to strike them with kicks, punches and any object to hand (providing disfigurement and death was avoided) and threw rotten food and excrement if any were at hand! Most of this structure is now missing – with two vertical posts (about three-feet high) still being in situé:

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Oxford: John Milton’s “Mounting Stone” – Forest Hill! (29.8.2024)

As to “why” Oxford Council resorted to this tactic is a matter of conjecture considering how overgrown the bank and stone is – and how difficult it is to actually locate the stone (there is virtually no signage). Perhaps a flat stone was becoming easily obscured by dirt, leaves and over debris – and an upright position rendered it better protected. John Milton (1608-1674) was a literary genius and esteemed poet who lived across the road from this stone and was a supporter of Parliament (and Oliver Cromwell) during the English Republic (1649-1660). His thinking was both progressive and Revolutionary! He (and his wife) were wealthy landowners in the area of the stone – owning property either side of St Nicholas Church in Forest Hill.

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Kim Jong Un Expertly Guides Socialist Society!

DPRK: Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Oversees Test-fire of 240mm-calibre MRLS! (28.8.2024)

The MRLS, technically updated in its manoeuvrability and concentrated firing capability, proved to be advantageous in all indices, including a newly-applied guided system, controllability and destructive power.

The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un set forth an important policy to be maintained in producing new artillery pieces and equipping army units with them as the replacement of older ones.

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The Real Reason the West is Switching to Electric Vehicles! (27.8.2024)

A minor consideration for the US involves Elon Musk (a rightwinger and Zionist) – who has used China’s huge workforce to cheaply assembly his own brand of EVs – whilst stimulating China’s internal market to build their own EVs – and sell them to the West. The US has responded to this by placing ridiculous tariffs (as much as 200%) on all Chinese EVs imported into the West (a draconian policy followed by the UK and EU, etc) – a markup which renders these cars virtually unsellable! I envisage a time when we will all be queuing-up with our EVs at petrol-pump type chargers – and be paying about the same for a fully charged battery – as we used to do for a full tank of petrol! 

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Marxist-Leninism Will Change the World!

US Anti-Intellectualism – Stupidity – and Misrepresentation of the “Left”! (24.8.2024)

After 1991, and the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Communist Bloc (of Eastern Europe) – what remains of the Communist Party has splintered and shattered into ever more isolated, one-sided, and out of touch groups – all claiming (in their own way) to represent a working class that takes virtually no notice of their existence. Talking shops with no audience is the best example. Therefore, the Marxist-Leninist “Left” in the US (and to a lesser extent throughout Western and Eastern Europe) has no power or influence throughout society. Meanwhile, the US media and academic system continues to pump-out a slew of works denigrating Soviet history and deliberately misrepresenting the history of the Communist Party and the Socialist Movement. For over a hundred years a false history has been propagated by the American State which has brainwashed the average US citizen into thinking in a completely incorrect and fallacious manner. The US understanding of Soviet and Socialist is entirely deficient, negative, mythic, and legendary in essence.

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