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In light of the difficult circumstances that our Palestinian people are going through in the Gaza Strip as a result of the ongoing criminal war, today our comrades in the Gaza Organization of our Palestinian Communist Party took the initiative to prepare and distribute food parcels to a number of affected families.
The water company (SES Water) has opened “Emergency Water Supply” depots dotted throughout the Borough! Places such as Local Libraries, Town Halls, and High Street depositories have been established – operating 24-hours a day! Thousands of people are having to queue-up outside Cheam Library whilst Police Constables are keeping order by holding people back! Each person is permitted “one” plastic bottle (1-2 litres) and no more – at anyone visit. The problem is the time the entire process is taking – and the fact that the bottled water-supplies are continuously running-out – leaving thousands empty-handed! It is strongly suggested that only the young and fit queue-up (with no young children) due to the stress involved. SES Water is delivering water to the doors of those who can prove they are “vulnerable”! My view is that water-lorries should be visiting all main streets (as happened during the 1976 Drought – when the Labour government sent relief lorries to nearly every Council Estate – and I carried a bucket with my parents as a nine-year-old). This would stop huge crowds gathering, illnesses spreading, and limit civil unrest! As for ourselves, we are holding-out with the vigour of Maoist Resistance! Even the local schools have closed early for the Xmas holiday due to having no access to water supplies!
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:
Zhang Manru is a very talented woman and is the Chairman of the Guangzhou Shiruya Cosmetics Co., Ltd. Zhang Manru is also the founder of “Medizhi” brand of cosmetics – hence the inscription on the background seen in the above video. She is a native of Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, PRC, on May 11th, 1998. During 2017, the Guangzhou Shiruya Cosmetics Co., Ltd was established – and Zhang Manru served as its legal representative. During August 2020, Zhang Manru was invited to be interviewed by Guangdong Radio and the Television Station “Innovation Guangdong” – discussing the subject of “Protecting Young People’s Entrepreneurial Dreams”. Zhang Manru has attempted on a number of occasions to gain fame as an internet Influencer – and in the above video she has achieved this objective! I was asked what the true story behind this is about – and so I have! The West lies whilst Socialist China continues to progress!
Things looked good for India – a country that desperately needed Socialism – but whose population was still mired in a pre-modern religiosity. Even today, following decades of being granted free money and aid from the West – only 10% of Indian’s population is literate – whilst 90% still lives in a state of abject poverty! China’s commitment to Korea meant that conditions were not yet right to liberate Southern Tibet from its Indian invaders during 1951. This campaign would have to wait until 1962 – when Mao Zedong had had enough of Indian arrogance and ignorance – and ordered the PLA into action. I have translated a Chinese-language article about this era in Chinese history and added it as a distinct page (linked above).
It possesses a modest park with a small body of water, a mansion house and a temple complex. Indeed, we have visited here many times in the past. As with all such temples – it is free to enter – and no-one interferes with acts of private meditation. On occasion, the robed-clad monks (Bhikkhu-Beggar) might be seen walking through the grounds. As all animal cruelty is strictly forbidden, the local wildlife tends to behave in a much more relaxed and content manner – as if each animals perceives the “Dhamma” (Teaching) that is being practiced. Whatever the case, such an environment allows children to develop a caring attitude of respect for all animals – just one of the reasons we take our children to such places!
