Category Archives: History

Existentialism and Hiroshima (6th August 1945)

Posted on March 24, 2015 by odeboyz

You’re you and nothing but you You do what you do and you do it You’re a person who does knows what to do And you’re the man who dropped the bomb on Hiroshima You dropped that bomb no- one … Continue reading →

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Auschwitz and Complicity in Mass Murder

Posted on March 13, 2015 by odeboyz

Rudolph Hoss, the commandant of Auschwitz, was executed on the 16thApril, 1947 for ‘crimes against humanity’. Hoss was a fervent Nazi and ran Auschwitz with brutal enthusiasm. Auschwitz was the end of a long process where very many people made … Continue reading →

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Shock and Awe: Parts One and Two

Posted on March 10, 2015 by odeboyz

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How to Succeed in Politics

Posted on March 10, 2015 by odeboyz

Getting High Office “What I want is men who will support me when I am in the wrong.” Lord Melbourne, British Prime Minister, 1834 (and every Prime Minister since then) Not offending anybody “Work hard, keep your mouth shut, and … Continue reading →

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The Old Curiosity Shop

Posted on February 20, 2015 by odeboyz

On attending a seminar at the L.S.E. (London School of Economics) at Lincoln’s Inn Fields (12th February 2015), Jan (my wife) and I got to the venue 30 minutes before we were due to register, so, as you do, we set … Continue reading →

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Voting Rights Act (1965) and Ferguson, Missouri (2013)

Posted on February 13, 2015 by odeboyz

Martin Luther King and President Johnson in reality ended the American Civil War with the Voting Rights Act (1965)*. The ‘real’ Civil War ended with the Northern States victorious 100 years previously. However, the embedded conflicts echoing down the next … Continue reading →

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The Generations

Posted on February 7, 2015 by odeboyz

When I was little I thought my Dad knew absolutely everything about everything. He thought nothing of stripping down the starter motor on our old car to replace the carbon brushes – to mending our shoes. He even replaced broken … Continue reading →

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My Regression Story: Finale

Posted on February 3, 2015 by odeboyz

No matter how we scrubbed the wood the smell of death remained For once the slaves had put ashore the ship was truly stained. Loading then we set our backs with spice and goods of trade And within the week … Continue reading →

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My regression story: 2 The ship.

Posted on January 20, 2015 by odeboyz

A ship, a berth, a stinking bed, thrown in that place to lie. But no I wished to my sweet lord can this be truly I, A splitting head, a far-seen keg, a timbered waiving sky. Strange creaking; wind; and … Continue reading →

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Winston Churchill, Victorian Warrior and Author at the battle of Omdurman, 1898

Posted on January 6, 2015 by odeboyz

“…on the other side bullets were shearing through flesh, smashing and splintering bone; blood spouted through terrible wounds; valient men were struggling on through a hell of whistling metal, exploding shells and spurting dust- suffering, despairing, dying.” Winston Churchill The … Continue reading →

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