tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post3994024558574487445..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: Skinning the tigerAnastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-76392557782849074082011-03-09T16:53:55.453-08:002011-03-09T16:53:55.453-08:00My pleasure!My pleasure!Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-68822867764719679972011-03-09T15:22:51.334-08:002011-03-09T15:22:51.334-08:00Calvin, I'm beginning to rely on you for this ...Calvin, I'm beginning to rely on you for this sort of thing. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-71896017527980684642011-03-09T15:22:10.099-08:002011-03-09T15:22:10.099-08:00Jean Paul, I see. Many thanks. My new post is on...Jean Paul, I see. Many thanks. My new post is on Prussia. I would value any comment you have.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-978141057901919522011-03-09T10:28:07.329-08:002011-03-09T10:28:07.329-08:00Glad you liked it! This one isn't so funny - ...Glad you liked it! This one isn't so funny - but it did win the Oscar for this year's best documentary:<br /><br />http://www.sonyclassics.com/insidejob/Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-61249267080897618552011-03-09T05:02:50.420-08:002011-03-09T05:02:50.420-08:00Ana, currently, it is impossible to speak openly a...Ana, currently, it is impossible to speak openly about race in Germany. So, you go with things line "leitkulture" (which sounds like mainstream culture), genes, genes of this ethnic group or the other, and intelligence related to genes.<br /><br />Everywhere you see the XIX century German racist rearing his ugly head.Jean Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604470439372237292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-89469317558022852692011-03-09T00:18:01.405-08:002011-03-09T00:18:01.405-08:00Calvin, you are a treasure. Your True Grit link c...Calvin, you are a treasure. Your True Grit link caused huge amusement among my set. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-13042720826201431572011-03-08T15:31:56.635-08:002011-03-08T15:31:56.635-08:00You might also enjoy Plunder!
http://plunderthecr...You might also enjoy Plunder!<br /><br />http://plunderthecrimeofourtime.com/Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-24856087723762073202011-03-08T15:08:08.257-08:002011-03-08T15:08:08.257-08:00Mario, it's pretty much the same in Portugal, ...Mario, it's pretty much the same in Portugal, Greece and Spain, weak economies that should never have been joined to a strong central currency.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-88185276378429407982011-03-08T15:06:50.485-08:002011-03-08T15:06:50.485-08:00Anthony, we actually have a Communist Conservative...Anthony, we actually have a Communist Conservative-LibDem government just at the moment. :-) The history of nationalism in Europe over the past century is far from good. I'm English and a patriot, not a nationalist; and, yes, there is a huge difference.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-56465940111464490382011-03-08T15:03:36.058-08:002011-03-08T15:03:36.058-08:00Jean Paul, I would have said it was more about the...Jean Paul, I would have said it was more about the decay of culture, of national identity, rather than race. But, yes, you are quite right: it has nothing to do with economics.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-41128137627106288842011-03-08T15:01:38.274-08:002011-03-08T15:01:38.274-08:00WfW, or Airstrip One, I suppose, an outpost of Eur...WfW, or Airstrip One, I suppose, an outpost of Eurasia. :-( Big Rumpey is watching you. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-59456025217543796662011-03-08T15:00:01.907-08:002011-03-08T15:00:01.907-08:00Calvin, many thanks.Calvin, many thanks.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-55263212520336030972011-03-08T11:07:46.890-08:002011-03-08T11:07:46.890-08:00I would wish know more about the situation of Irel...I would wish know more about the situation of Ireland but I d not know nothing, sounds like they are in financial troubles, we are in the make of be out of underdevelopment, what I can say, time and patience, slow but in a good way. Hugs. Mario.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-26482329993627979162011-03-08T08:39:34.368-08:002011-03-08T08:39:34.368-08:00@MJ: Only beacuse the worlds Zionist unite to keep...@MJ: Only beacuse the worlds Zionist unite to keep Central Europe under their yolk of oppression.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-58140529553986794512011-03-08T08:32:09.323-08:002011-03-08T08:32:09.323-08:00At the rate of a mosque a month, ALL western Europ...At the rate of a mosque a month, ALL western Europe will cease to exist in it's present form, only Nationalism can save you now. Do not let the communist Labour Goverment piss off those Fifteen hundred years of history. I am well aware of what mass immigration has done to Deutschland ,same as England, France, Netherlands, Sweden etc. It seems that Switzerland is making the greatest effort to resist in Western Europe.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-50941397190334440422011-03-08T05:21:18.090-08:002011-03-08T05:21:18.090-08:00"Deutschland schafft sich ab" is indeed ..."Deutschland schafft sich ab" is indeed one of the biggest best-sellers of the year 2010. However, it is practically entirely dedicated to racial decay (slightly disguised to please some phony political correctness desires).<br /><br />I don't believe Germans are afraid about any sudden economical downturn any time soon (at least not one comparable to the Irish crisis).Jean Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604470439372237292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-36674852721228347792011-03-08T00:54:36.855-08:002011-03-08T00:54:36.855-08:00AFB: "There'll always be an England"...AFB: "There'll always be an England" to which Anthony said "Geographically".<br /><br />Fraid not, either of you, as once we are subsumed totally England will be known as Region UK under the NUTS programme. Level 1 then breaks it down into sub-regions: North East UKC, North West UKED, South East UKJ etc. Level 2 breaks that down, for example, Tees Valley & Durham is UKC1, Northumberland and Tyne & Wear is UKC2.<br /><br />It goes right down the 'area tree' even down to parishes!WitteringsfromWitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-50866911300357162712011-03-08T00:18:34.928-08:002011-03-08T00:18:34.928-08:00New book on the meltdown:
http://www.boingboing.n...New book on the meltdown:<br /><br />http://www.boingboing.net/2011/03/07/the-monster-the-frau.htmlCalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-40108930947265389272011-03-07T23:49:57.182-08:002011-03-07T23:49:57.182-08:00Michael, right on. :-)Michael, right on. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-45071238773532115932011-03-07T23:49:12.361-08:002011-03-07T23:49:12.361-08:00Calvin, no, I wasn't aware of that. It does n...Calvin, no, I wasn't aware of that. It does not surprise me, though; I've heard of other historical events related to some natural catastrophe or other.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-32213421127344093692011-03-07T23:45:01.520-08:002011-03-07T23:45:01.520-08:00Anthony, put it this way: England has been around ...Anthony, put it this way: England has been around for over fifteen hundred years; Germany for just over a hundred. <br /><br />I do, however, have a certain pessimism about the future, not just for my country but for the other nation states of Europe caught in the belly of the European Union, that appalling transnational Behemoth. If you think the Germans are any more confident about their own future as a nation you are very much mistaken. If you read German you might have a look at <i>Deutschland schafft sich ab</i> - Germany abolishes itself - , a book published last year. I think I’ll make reference to this on an upcoming blog on Prussia.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-15693221356228404952011-03-07T23:22:56.260-08:002011-03-07T23:22:56.260-08:00The only sane way out for the Irish is to default ...The only sane way out for the Irish is to default and leave the Euro. Just what are the Franco-Germans going to do to them? They could make a start by cutting their corporation tax rate to zero.<br /><br />The Franco-Germans may think they are on top but history shows that they are a bunch of losers. They have been since about 1814!Michael J McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15420031175369432868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-8930263774114223052011-03-07T18:36:57.859-08:002011-03-07T18:36:57.859-08:00Are you aware of the theory that Joseph's year...Are you aware of the theory that Joseph's years of fat & lean have been associated with a very large volcanic eruption in Iceland that ejected an ash plume that left traces all over the Northern Hemisphere? The theory goes that aerosols and dust punched high into the atmosphere interfered with monsoonal rains feeding the headwaters of the Nile, causing a temporary failure of the annual floods. Seems plausible.Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-17664488144237150182011-03-07T18:31:43.075-08:002011-03-07T18:31:43.075-08:00Those pesky leprechauns! If any people should hav...Those pesky leprechauns! If any people should have been suspicious of fairy gold it is the Irish. And how is it that even the Greeks were caught out by strangers bearing gifts? The world is topsy turvy and all our legends inside out.Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-70756931676663562072011-03-07T17:42:45.511-08:002011-03-07T17:42:45.511-08:00Geographically, yes.Geographically, yes.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.com