Important insights come from reading “The German Dictatorship” by Karl Dietrich Bracher, who was a German professor of politics and history at the University of Bonn: The German dictatorship did not mean ‘law and order.’ The Third Reich lived in a state of permanent improvisation: the ‘movement’ once in power was robbed of its targets … Continue reading Permanent Improvisation: Nazi Dictatorship Was Opposite to Law and Order→
Typically told in terms of reconstruction and establishing rights of black Americans after the Civil War, an 1873 court decision about the meat industry (e.g. wet markets, the kind infamous today for spreading COVID19) offers useful insights into modern culture of health and safety in America. 1868 the 14th Amendment was passed to provide and … Continue reading 1873 Slaughterhouse Cases Explain US #Covid19 “Anti-Mask” Cultism→
Yes. Yes, they were. The following poem published in 1933 by Una Marson (celebrated war-time broadcaster in the British Ministry of Information, and a noted poet), can be found in the British Library: She warns very conclusively, years before WWII, that without any doubt the N-word was considered racist and harmful. So is friendly fire … Continue reading Were the WWII RAF Dambusters Racist?→
COVID-19 contact tracing has rolled out to all Android/iOS devices this week. In other words, big tech just dropped a change to your OS without any real notice/consent. On iOS go to Settings -> Health -> COVID-19 Exposure Logging (screenshots at the end). On Android go to Settings and you will find a Google option: … Continue reading COVID-19 contact tracing just dropped on Android/iOS→