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Long Live the 1381 Peasants' Revolt!

St Albans Abbey: Main-Gate! (28.5.2024)

During 1381 – England came within a hair’s breadth of becoming a People’s Republic! This great effort led by Wat Tyler was eventually defeated through the duplicity of the ruling classes – but its example echoes down through history! The beginnings of this gate stem from the 11th century and the consolidation of the Norman Conquest. This was when Roman Catholicism landed in England as part of the ruling government structure. Prior to this, Celtic Christianity (probably from Egypt) held sway in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. What Catholic presence there was prior to 1066 CE was piece-meal and generally lacked any real political power or influence. The differwence between these two forms of Christianity is that although both possessed a monastic tradition – the Celtic version saw the monastery (not the Church) as the centre of society. Furthermore, the Celtic version possessed a tolerant attitude toward non-Christian beliefs – a position rejected by the Catholic variant. With the coming of the politically empowered Catholic Church – Celtic Christianity was all but wiped-out by the 12th century.

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Anti-Zionism is Anti-Fascism!

PFLP: Rafah – Zionist “Graveyard” – As Many “Surprises” Await! (7.5.2024)

The PFLP hold the American Administration and the International Community fully responsible for the upcoming Zionist War Crimes (and Crimes Against Humanity) that civilians and displaced people will be exposed to. Especially since the American Administration is aware of the Occupation’s Plans for Rafah, and there is coordination at the highest levels between the two Parties in managing the process.

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Contextualising ‘On the Jewish Question’ By Karl Marx! (2.7.2023) 

Questioning the mythology of religion is an important and vital aspect of ‘freedom of thought’ and does not constitute an ‘attack’ upon religiosity. Questioning the legitimacy of religious belief is an important component of a liberal society as it prevents religious groupings from ‘justifying’ criminal acts based solely upon the idea that an ‘immunity’ from prosecution is in effect premised upon the mere holding of a ‘religious’ belief! A ‘religious’ and ‘irreligious’ individual, (living within a Bourgeois State), should be held liable for their actions in front of exactly the same Secular Law. To this end, this is a text rich in insight written by a young Karl Marx just out of University and on the brink of marrying Jenny Westphalia. Perhaps there is something of the love and light euphoria of those times – which emanates from the pen of Marx!

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DPRK: Churches and Religious Life in Pyongyang! (23.3.2023) 

North Korea has three Christian Churches – all located in the capital – Pyongyang. Among them are the Qigu (七谷) or ‘Seven Valleys’ Church and the Fengxiu (凤岫) or ‘Phoenix Mountain Peak’ Church – which belong to Protestantism. The Jiangzhong (奖忠) or ‘Reward Loyalty’ Church belongs to the Catholic Church – which has a history of more than ten years (writing in 2005). In addition, the first Orthodox Church is still under construction. North Korea has around 13,000 Protestants and about 3,000 Catholics. Every Sunday – all Christian and Catholic believers go to these established Church – or nearby House Churches. Religious activities – such as worship or mass – are ‘protected’ and ‘guaranteed’ under the Socialist Constitution of the DPRK! Indeed, the above photograph (dated 17.7.2005) features a female ‘Deacon’ collecting donations within the ‘Fengxiu’ (Protestant) Church! 

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Inspector Vijay: See How Casual ‘Hitlerism’ Pervades BJP India!

Although the class dominance was definitely bequeathed by the former British colonial masters – it is equally certain that the attending ‘Hitlerism’ was most definitely not (given Britain’s stand against Hitler) – and is more likely the consequence of such racist (Indian) intellectuals as Chandra Bose, a man who cooperated with the Imperial Japanese Army when he knew these vicious ‘invaders’ of India were massacring ethnic Indians by the thousands for rejusing to ‘join’ in their crusade! Chandra Bose also lamented the defeat of Adolf Hitler and the victory of the Soviet Red Army – despite Hitler killing around 41 million Soviet men, women and children! The BJP are the intellectual heirs to this rich his of historical and political insanity!

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