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Bulkes: The "Greek Republic" that "Never Existed"

Bulkes: The "Greek Republic" that "Never Existed" This is a fascinating case of a place that existed briefly and within living memory (just barely) being deliberately forgotten. A Twitter reference to "wells" (πηγάδες) as a threat made by Greek Leftists...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 7, 2022 11:41 AM

Religion and Totalitarianism - Merited Impossibility

Religion and Totalitarianism - Merited Impossibility "My father was a closeted Christian in the USSR. There was no way for him to get his hands on a Bible or talk to a priest but he was desperate to learn about...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 8, 2019 10:11 PM

Religion and Totalitarianism - Merited Impossibility

Religion and Totalitarianism - Merited Impossibility "My father was a closeted Christian in the USSR. There was no way for him to get his hands on a Bible or talk to a priest but he was desperate to learn about...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 8, 2019 10:11 PM

Kazakhstan Cheers New Alphabet, Except for All Those Apostrophes - The New York Times

Kazakhstan Cheers New Alphabet, Except for All Those Apostrophes - The New York Times Another example of totalitarian manipulation of language for control, from a story about a new writing system for the Kazakh language. 'Later, growing fearful of pan-Turkic...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 17, 2018 11:35 AM

Zombie » Climate Movement Drops Mask, Admits Communist Agenda

Zombie » Climate Movement Drops Mask, Admits Communist Agenda What's green on the outside and red on the inside? A watermelon? No, it's the climate alarmist protest movement. Zombie, the intrepid chronicler of way-out lefty protests in the San Francisco...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 24, 2014 5:34 PM

Sterling Hayden's Reagan - Brainstorm - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Sterling Hayden's Reagan - The Chronicle of Higher Education An account of Ronald Reagan's powers of persuasion. Reagan and William Holden crashed a 1946 meeting of Screen Actors Guild members hosted by Communist sympathizers, and Reagan proceeded to rebut the...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 21, 2013 12:09 AM