Compare/contrast stellar examples of strength in foreign policy, such as Ronald Reagan in the U.S. and Winston Churchill in Great Britain on the one hand, with stark examples of failure, such as Barack Obama in the U.S. and Neville Chamberlain in Great Britain on the other.
Columbia Conservative Examiner does exactly that today in this article entitled, 'The Reagan Doctrine and Obama's Disgrace.'
It won't take long for astute readers to realize that what we are witnessing today in the White House is a recipe for abject failure and an intensification of danger around the world.
Showing posts with label Winston Churchill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winston Churchill. Show all posts
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Friday, December 05, 2008
10 Sobering Facts From 1930s Germany
1. At the time of the rise of Nazi power, Germany had a democratic constitution.
2. When Hitler first rose to national prominence, he was not viewed as extremist.
3. Hitler's feigned 'warm personality' charmed the German electorate.
4. Hitler promised hope and change during troubled economic times.
5. When the German electorate allowed gun registration, they did so with no inkling that in time their gun registration records would aid the Nazis in confiscating their firearms.
6. The government that placed Hitler in power was duly elected by the German people according to the provisions of their democratic constitution.
7. As early as 1931, a young man across the channel in Great Britain by the name of Winston Churchill began to warn Britons about Adolf Hitler.
8. Voices among the German people began to rise up in opposition to Hitler, only to find themselves arrested and jailed. One of these was a Lutheran minister by the name of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was later executed for helping an insurgent movement plan the assassination of Adolf Hitler.
9. Winston Churchill stepped up his rhetoric against Hitler, warning that unless Britain and the rest of Europe stopped him, there would be a heavy price to pay later.
10. By the time Hitler began the systematic elimination ('extermination') of Jews, Catholics, political dissidents, and others deemed a threat to his government, the citizens had already been rendered powerless through disarmament and intimidation.
A Question to Ponder: At what point above could the German citizens have resisted their elected government and prevented Hitler from advancing to the Holocaust?
Point to ponder: So far in the history of the world, no nation has ever implemented registration of firearms and failed to eventually proceed to confiscation.
2. When Hitler first rose to national prominence, he was not viewed as extremist.
3. Hitler's feigned 'warm personality' charmed the German electorate.
4. Hitler promised hope and change during troubled economic times.
5. When the German electorate allowed gun registration, they did so with no inkling that in time their gun registration records would aid the Nazis in confiscating their firearms.
6. The government that placed Hitler in power was duly elected by the German people according to the provisions of their democratic constitution.
7. As early as 1931, a young man across the channel in Great Britain by the name of Winston Churchill began to warn Britons about Adolf Hitler.
8. Voices among the German people began to rise up in opposition to Hitler, only to find themselves arrested and jailed. One of these was a Lutheran minister by the name of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was later executed for helping an insurgent movement plan the assassination of Adolf Hitler.
9. Winston Churchill stepped up his rhetoric against Hitler, warning that unless Britain and the rest of Europe stopped him, there would be a heavy price to pay later.
10. By the time Hitler began the systematic elimination ('extermination') of Jews, Catholics, political dissidents, and others deemed a threat to his government, the citizens had already been rendered powerless through disarmament and intimidation.
A Question to Ponder: At what point above could the German citizens have resisted their elected government and prevented Hitler from advancing to the Holocaust?
Point to ponder: So far in the history of the world, no nation has ever implemented registration of firearms and failed to eventually proceed to confiscation.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
The Gathering Storm--Winds of War in Europe
Winston Churchill once described a 'softening up' process that a nation's enemies undertake in the years prior to a military attack. Churchill was convinced this was what happened to Europe and Great Britain in the years leading up to World War II, as Hitler and others led the West to believe that appeasement was the 'path to peace.'
Under such a subterfuge, nations and citizens are lulled into a false sense of security.
It is then that the enemy strikes with a vengeance, such as Hitler did in invading Poland just after signing a treaty with Britain's Prime Minister Chamberlain promising there would be no more aggression.
Maverick News Media points to a new, 3-part series at The Gathering Storm entitled, 'Winds of War--Thinking About the Unthinkable,' which examines the inevitability of another world war which will be precipitated by the Islamofascist domination of Europe.
The writer contends that the West, particularly Europe, has reached the state of induced slumber, or 'softened up' as Churchill would say, where the enemy succeeds in lulling its prey into a false sense of security with promises of 'peaceful coexistence.'
And all the while the extremist factions within Islam continue to bombard Europe with massive immigration, along with demands for accommodation as no other religious group is given. Inch by inch, step by step, the Islamic extremists undertake their calculated approach toward total dominance.
When the West finally wakes up from its delusional state and realizes what has happened, so intense will be the outrage that war is inevitable, according to the author.
The first article in this 3-part series is entitled, 'Civil War in Europe.' It is a must-read.
But while Europe is 'ground zero' in this new war, it is a big mistake to assume the U.S. is immune from its consequences. The forces in Europe that strive toward the domination of extremist Islam have targeted the U.S. as well.
Under such a subterfuge, nations and citizens are lulled into a false sense of security.
It is then that the enemy strikes with a vengeance, such as Hitler did in invading Poland just after signing a treaty with Britain's Prime Minister Chamberlain promising there would be no more aggression.
Maverick News Media points to a new, 3-part series at The Gathering Storm entitled, 'Winds of War--Thinking About the Unthinkable,' which examines the inevitability of another world war which will be precipitated by the Islamofascist domination of Europe.
The writer contends that the West, particularly Europe, has reached the state of induced slumber, or 'softened up' as Churchill would say, where the enemy succeeds in lulling its prey into a false sense of security with promises of 'peaceful coexistence.'
And all the while the extremist factions within Islam continue to bombard Europe with massive immigration, along with demands for accommodation as no other religious group is given. Inch by inch, step by step, the Islamic extremists undertake their calculated approach toward total dominance.
When the West finally wakes up from its delusional state and realizes what has happened, so intense will be the outrage that war is inevitable, according to the author.
The first article in this 3-part series is entitled, 'Civil War in Europe.' It is a must-read.
But while Europe is 'ground zero' in this new war, it is a big mistake to assume the U.S. is immune from its consequences. The forces in Europe that strive toward the domination of extremist Islam have targeted the U.S. as well.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Cigar and Scotch Night
Sir Winston Churchill, one of my all-time heroes, knew how to enjoy a good cigar and good Scotch. Churchill was always seen with a cigar in his mouth. And his biographer says that he drank a pint of Scotch whiskey each night.After some of the concepts I have considered and written about this evening, I can think of no better way to end the day than with a fine Fuentes cigar and some Dewar's Scotch....a great combination to help one forget the existential angst of living in the modern world...
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