Moses Roper - Escaped US Slave!

Email: Stamford Mercury [October 1839] Remembering English Civility and the Case of Escaped African-Slave – “Moses Roper”!

The village my father comes from is in this area of Northamptonshire (Duddington) – where the Wyles family has lived since 1500 and before. When visiting Stamford Library in 2009 on a research trip – I acquired this article – originally stored on microfilm. Here is the story of Moses Roper – an African slave who escaped from the US and made his way to England – where he was given his freedom and an education. Of course, none of this makes up for slavery, but given the crimes we have committed against Africans, every ray of light matters! 

UK: Was “Topov” from Pipkins Meant to be “Chinese”? (1.3.2025)

Topov, according to the Sun, wears a “Maoist cap” – and speaks a type of London accent (commonly heard in Chinatown’s Gerrard Street) – but with a distinctive “Cantonese” twang. When the owners of the Copyright threatened to sue the Sun – the article was quietly withdrawn and a apology offered. The Editor of the Sun, however, stated that although he believes the information to be correct – the current “Woke” dominated environment means that the dark truth surrounding one particular an aspect of a much loved children’s TV classic can no longer be discussed in public.

UK: How The Guardian Newspaper “Begs for Money” – By Belittling Communist History! (20.12.2023)

Enver Hoxha, like ALL General Secretaries of the various Communist Parties – was ‘elected’ into that role through the auspices of Centralised Democracy – a process that empowers (and enfranchises) far more working-class people in a meaningful way than liberal democracy can or will. Like all “Socialist” Representatives – the people living under this “Socialist” system could of removed Enver Hoxha at anytime for any reason – a “Right” MISSING from ALL liberal democracies (and a Right the Albanian people never chose to exercise)! As Marina Hyde is not working-class – She “loves discipline when it is applied it to others!” Of course, Marina Hyde has very little to say regarding the Zionist Israelis killing and maiming around 70,000 Palestinians in just a single month during that country’s invasion of Palestine! After-all, it took the Nazi German Luftwaffe around 18 months of continuously blanket-bombing the UK (between 1940-1941) to amass 70,000 casualties during the Blitz!

China: Body of Korean War Veteran – Li Zhonghua (李中华) – [Missing Since 1958] Found in 2016! (24.9.2023)

The Police deduce that Li Zhonghua (and his fellow soldiers) set-off from Luoyang – with Li Zhonghua struggling to keep-up due to the after-effects of his leg wound (which slowed him down). As the country was in need, however, Li Zhonghua ‘Volunteered’ yet again and was given ‘Special Tasks’. Before setting-off from Luoyang that day – Li Zhonghua bought a copy of a local Newspaper – a datable object found on his body in 2016. Due to the harsh environment (and Li Zhonghua’s injured leg) – he soon fall behind as the troops advanced. In such an environment, a person alone, without food, clothing and water would not be able to retrace their steps or go onwards with any certainty. Li Zhonghua marched on until his strength gave-out – and a grateful country rediscovered his remains!

People’s Daily (English) on Telegram! (10.7.2023)

The Dictatorship of the Bourgeoisie is quite often ‘brutal’ at times – with the Tyranny being changed every four or five years! Imagine that form of highly exploitative ‘freedom’! We are conditioned to ‘choose’ those who will exploit us – and we are brainwashed to view this as constituting ‘freedom’! One way of breaking up this conditioning is to read widely and open the mind to new experiences and different ways of viewing things! As an English writer once wrote – ‘We read to know we are not alone!’ (attributed to CS Lewis – from his ‘An Experiment in Criticism’)! China – and the Chinese people – have come along way in a very hostile world. As Westerners – if we really believe our civilisation to be of noble stock – then surely we should assist another noble people in a similar way!

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