tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post3945227250632077538..comments2023-06-27T09:12:09.524+01:00Comments on Power and its Minions: Keeping Scotland a ColonyOutLanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04981951253443922787noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-48732333678349233352010-05-06T10:49:40.187+01:002010-05-06T10:49:40.187+01:00@ Outlander
mmmm....maybe BUT
IMHO Einstein was th...@ Outlander<br />mmmm....maybe BUT<br />IMHO Einstein was the WWII poster boy.<br />His space ,time relativity thesis smells of plagarism. If I was to hand in a theory without the workings of how I arrived at my conclusions ,it would be disgarded! There are many unsung heroes in Einsteins work. This is also shown as he never managed to make anything of his works ,others took it further,it was beyond Einstein to take it further. He also disbelieved in quantum physics and believed in a stable universe and a universal constant ,even as the evidence piled against him. In Reality he was NOT the man we are led to believe in. He was a WWII poster boy for the powers that be.<br />YES Einstein was seen with powerful Zionists ,as he was seen with many in the corridors of power.<br />BUT IN REALITY Einstein turned down Israel and supportted Birobidjan.(For whatever reason)<br />Einstein disbelieved in religion ,including Judaism and did NOT believe in Jewish supremicy.<br />I believe what I am quoting from is his private feelings what you are quoting from is the public media persona.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-10178753423471952052010-05-05T15:38:32.286+01:002010-05-05T15:38:32.286+01:00Hi Cuthulan,
Sorry, but I'm afraid it’s true...Hi Cuthulan, <br /><br />Sorry, but I'm afraid it’s true: Einstein was a passionate if nuanced supporter of the creation of the state of Israel. The quotes you use do not dispute this. <br /><br />He declined the role as Israeli PM because he was not qualified – he felt he did not have a political mind and had no idea how to work with people. In your quotes he was attacking the idea of Jewish racial superiority, which he thought was nonsense. <br /><br />On the subject of Zionism, he was quite specific:<br /><br />"We live in a time of intense and perhaps exaggerated nationalism. But my Zionism does not exclude cosmopolitan views. I believe in the actuality of Jewish nationality, and I believe that every Jew has duties towards his co-religionists. The meaning of Zionism is thus many sided. …Through the return of Jews to Palestine, and so to a normal and healthy economic life, Zionism involves a creative fusion, which should enrich mankind at large. But the main point is that Zionism must tend to enhance the dignity and self respect of the Jews in the Diaspora. I have always been annoyed by the undignified assimilationist cravings and strivings which I have observed in so many of my friends. Through the establishment of a Jewish Commonwealth in Palestine, the Jewish people will again be in a position to bring its creative abilities into full play without hindrance. … The rebuilding of Palestine is for us Jews not a mere matter of charity or emigration: it is a problem of paramount importance for the Jewish people."<br /><br /><br />See <a rel="nofollow">http://www.zionism-israel.com/Albert_Einstein/Albert_Einstein_about_zionism.htm</a> for the full text.OutLanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981951253443922787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-88247921341002206862010-05-04T21:25:02.038+01:002010-05-04T21:25:02.038+01:00@Alex Porter
"Einstein was a zionist who beli...@Alex Porter<br />"Einstein was a zionist who believed in the creation of the state of Israel"<br /><br />SORRY BUT THAT IS NOT TRUE!!<br />Not only did Einstein disagree with Zionism.<br />Albert Eistein, the renowned scientist, who declined an invitation to become Israel’s second president, rejected the idea that the Jews are God’s chosen people.<br /><br />“For me the Jewish religion like all others is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions,” he said.<br /><br />“And the Jewish people to whom I gladly belong and with whose mentality I have a deep affinity have no different quality for me than all other people.”<br /><br />And he added: “As far as my experience goes, they are no better than other human groups,… I cannot see anything ‘chosen’ about them.”<br />HE ALSO CAMPAIGNED FOR BIROBIDZHAN<br />A documentary film, L’Chayim, Comrade Stalin! on Stalin’s creation of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast and its partial settlement by thousands of Russian and Yiddish-speaking Jews was released in 2003. As well as relating the history of the creation of the proposed Jewish homeland, the film features scenes of life in contemporary Birobidzhan and interviews with Jewish residents.<br /><br />According to the NY Times, Stalin established the city to protect secular Jews<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birobidjan<br /><br />Far from Jews being forcibly exiled to Birobidjan, there were extensive worldwide efforts to promote this Soviet Jewish homeland project, including ‘Ambidjan’, the American Birobidjan Committee, whose officials included Albert Einstein and the prominent American Jewish author B.Z. Goldberg<br /><br />(BUT also not sure what this has to do with pissing off unionists?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-86359951896161466542010-03-18T15:27:50.426+00:002010-03-18T15:27:50.426+00:00It really is an excellent post. Further to the poi...It really is an excellent post. Further to the point about Scots, I think this is a useful addition to the debate:<br /><br />http://www.heraldscotland.com:80/news/education/boost-for-scots-language-in-schools-1.1014154<br /><br />Maybe you can collate all your info and make a special link to it on your blog. It is a work in progress!<br /><br />Hurry up back to the front line..Alex Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143005598267170150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-38065765149666369252010-02-16T01:45:31.676+00:002010-02-16T01:45:31.676+00:00Apologies are due to those who have made suggestio...Apologies are due to those who have made suggestions on additional points. I promise to get to them all soon. Work seems to have got in the way lately.<br /> <br />Due to the massive response to this post, I will leave it up as a work in progress.<br /><br />Until the glorious day.OutLanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981951253443922787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-56967680213646229842010-02-16T01:31:54.224+00:002010-02-16T01:31:54.224+00:00Thanks for that, Alex.
Funny how even Einstein fe...Thanks for that, Alex.<br /><br />Funny how even Einstein felt that nationalism was 'infantile', and yet his own people had a right to self-determination, and to exist with dignity and free of foreign interference.<br /><br />I think it's time we threw the word 'nationalism' in the bin. Its two main meanings in English - the desire to be independent, and rabid patriotism once you are - are almost complete opposites, which clever opponents of the former often play on.OutLanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981951253443922787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-8340043927122814722010-02-14T15:06:41.098+00:002010-02-14T15:06:41.098+00:00Einstein was a zionist who believed in the creatio...Einstein was a zionist who believed in the creation of the state of Israel.<br /><br />Small minded unionists really hate this fact!Alex Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06577153712026023661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-86075316714959536282010-02-05T23:09:29.542+00:002010-02-05T23:09:29.542+00:00Peter1958 said:
Nationalism is an infantile disea...Peter1958 said:<br /><br /><i>Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind - Einstein</i><br /><br />Einstein was referring to the rise of fascism in Europe. Based on what he had personally experienced, no wonder he came to this conclusion.<br /><br />But tell me, how on earth is this relevant to Scotland, whose nationalism is the desire to be a nation, not trample on the rights of other nations, or on its own minorities? <br /><br />There are generally two kinds of people who oppose the creation of new nations: <br /><br />(1) those in large states or empires whose identity depends on smaller parts not breaking off, and <br /><br />(2) minorities who fear persecution if a new state's national identity might become ethnic instead of civic. This was Einstein's experience as a Jew in Germany.<br /><br />Which one are you?OutLanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981951253443922787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-15319085095141615402010-02-05T22:46:53.943+00:002010-02-05T22:46:53.943+00:00Alex,
On the mayor Giuliani thing, that should re...Alex,<br /><br />On the mayor Giuliani thing, that should read "It seems that the reason for this phenomenon was the <i>US legitimising</i> abortion in the early 70s in the famous Roe vs. Wade case." <br /><br />As you were.OutLanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981951253443922787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-4722297800324072372010-02-04T00:11:19.286+00:002010-02-04T00:11:19.286+00:00sm753
The continuing pillage of Scotland’s oil re...sm753<br /><br /><i>The continuing pillage of Scotland’s oil reserves to prop up the morally and financially bankrupt British State, with not a penny returned to Scotland."<br /><br />LIE, and I suspect you know it</i><br /><br /><br />Really? Ok, tell me when and how London returned ANY of Scotland's oil revenues to Scotland. <br /><br />By a secret sovereign oil fund put aside for when we are 21? <br /><br />By Barnett consequentials?<br /><br />By the salaries individual Scots may have made working on London's M25, London's Channel tunnel, London's Docklands renewal, London's Canary Wharf, or London's Olympics? (all paid for by Scotland's oil money)<br /><br />By the salaries individual Scots may have made in the London money markets of the 80s, when London miraculously came back to life, riding the wave of Scotland's oil money? Whose money do you think they were playing with?<br /><br /><br />Take your time.OutLanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981951253443922787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-69048164119919432142010-02-03T23:59:12.380+00:002010-02-03T23:59:12.380+00:00Cuthulan,
Good point on the population exodus. Mi...Cuthulan,<br /><br />Good point on the population exodus. Mind if I use it? <br /><br />Cheap alcohol is a social problem imposed on Scotland by London. We tried to fix it. We were prevented. We know the solution works. <br /><br />Perhaps once we are independent and have fixed the underlying social problems - the unemployment, lack of leisure facilities, etc - we can do whatever the hell we like to the price of OUR alcohol, but until the social problems are fixed (which we know are caused by our membership of this Union) alcohol will remain a massive blight on our nation's health.OutLanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981951253443922787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-29113925741432231402010-02-03T23:39:40.117+00:002010-02-03T23:39:40.117+00:00Anonymous,
I tend to avoid the whole semantic deb...Anonymous,<br /><br />I tend to avoid the whole semantic debate on England/Britain. There is no point in correcting either English folk or foreigners, and mistakes are the fault of neither. <br /><br />England and the world simply recognise the historical reality that Britain is Greater England.<br /><br />Scottish independence should clear up any misunderstanding.OutLanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981951253443922787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-73029859561664068152010-02-03T23:29:42.280+00:002010-02-03T23:29:42.280+00:00Alex,
Guilliani made the streets of New York saf...Alex, <br /><br /><i>Guilliani made the streets of New York safe</i><br /><br />Not sure if this is true. Yes, he TRIED to reduce crime by throwing thousands of minor offenders into jail, and the extra police were certainly a contributing factor in crime reduction, but crime figures fell across the whole of the US in the 90s, and they were falling in NY before he took over. <br /><br />It seems that the reason for this phenomenon was the banning of abortion in the early 70s in the famous Roe vs. Wade case. It led to dramatic falls in the number of kids raised by poor, unwed mothers, and the crimes they went on to commit. This does not justify terminating millions of babies, but it’s almost certainly the reason for the dramatic decline in crime across the US in the 1990s. Giuliani and Clinton only took the credit. Read ‘Freakonomics’ for the analysis behind this. <br /><br /><br /><i>Glasgow is perhaps the most violent city in the EU</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.benbest.com/lifeext/murder.html" rel="nofollow">Not even close.</a> Not even in the EU top 9, or the combined US/EU top 20.<br /><br /><br />You talk about the market as if it is some kind of higher power that is always right, and yet a market is by definition a complete fabrication. Consider:<br /><br />1. Markets conditions are created by laws, taxes, tariffs, subsidies, all of which are set by governments, who then leave the market to operate in exactly the way they want it to. <br /> <br />2. Unregulated markets have been responsible for encouraging unscrupulous corporations to hack off African children’s hands, sell guns to emerging nation govts that can barely feed their own people, and sell heroin to children. <br /><br />3. England/Britain spend centuries tinkering with the property, marriage, tax and custom laws of Ireland to the point where property ownership in the country had been utterly transformed. Only then, when the peasantry had been turned into a wandering, landless, labour class and the famine hit in the 1840s did London claim that the market had to be left to do its work. Robert Peel tried to help but was defeated in an election. The subsequent Whig Govt sat on its hands and let Ireland starve, leaving it to the mercy of the market their predecessors had created. The policy was repeated almost identically in India a generation later.<br /><br />So much for ‘free’ markets. <br /><br />In reality, those who bleat about the need for free markets have almost always been the beneficiaries of formerly unfree market conditions who have achieved their market dominance by protection and wish to maintain their position or gain access to someone else’s emerging market.<br /><br />Read the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/09/eu.globaleconomy" rel="nofollow">Monbiot article</a> again.OutLanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981951253443922787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-28774256522822173012010-02-03T14:40:12.466+00:002010-02-03T14:40:12.466+00:00@sm753
Small petty points IMHO BUT can you give ex...@sm753<br />Small petty points IMHO BUT can you give examples of the benefits of unionism?<br />Economically ,culturally , defensivly I see unionism as a disaster for Scotland.<br />@peter1958<br />Is that British nationalism(unionism) or Scottish nationalism (independence)you are refering too?<br />I find British nationalism the dealier strain of the disease.<br />OR are you suggesting we just disband parliment? Because I could go for that!!<br />OR do you want to give this power to the EU? Or is that also too nationalistic? <br />I know lets just let the UN run the place ,it can't be worse than what we have now!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-27998967511815708062010-02-02T23:00:29.246+00:002010-02-02T23:00:29.246+00:00Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the me...Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind - Albert Einstein.<br />As surely as E=MC2.peter1958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-5499374493959731192010-02-02T20:55:57.208+00:002010-02-02T20:55:57.208+00:00"The repeated unionist mantra of, "We..."The repeated unionist mantra of, "We're too small, poor and stupid to run our own country", is a prime example."<br /><br />Dearie me.<br /><br />A "repeated" mantra, is it?<br /><br />Please find ONE example of this actually being said.<br /><br />Outside your own head, that is.sm753https://www.blogger.com/profile/04474549226665639347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-27751530376931805212010-02-02T20:38:03.141+00:002010-02-02T20:38:03.141+00:00"4. The continuing pillage of Scotland’s oil ..."4. The continuing pillage of Scotland’s oil reserves to prop up the morally and financially bankrupt British State, with not a penny returned to Scotland."<br /><br />LIE, and I suspect you know it.sm753https://www.blogger.com/profile/04474549226665639347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-16558738107694300282010-02-01T12:38:44.926+00:002010-02-01T12:38:44.926+00:00Outlander , another excellent post.I agree its col...Outlander , another excellent post.I agree its colonisation and not occupation, we have to educate the population of its TRUE situation.Might I also point out the population exodus that unionism brought to Scotland, this only stopped with the Devolution vote. BUT as a Libertarian socialist , I am for education and against regulation . Higher alcohol prices are just a tax on the poor and does NOT solve or even address the REAL problem. It will in the long run just make things worse. I agree we have a similar problem as Russia , but that is because we have a similar UNIONIST history, the USSR in Russia's case. Holland and Scandinavia share our climate but do not have these problems and Holland certainly has cheeper beer in the supermarkets without the social damage , they also have coffeeshops that sell marijuana at very reasonable prices as well.... so far the sky has not fallen and the world has not ended in Holland... in fact they have less crime ,and less drug and alcohol problems.FYI Portugal has decrimilised ALL DRUGS since 2001. It has seen massive social benefits .<br />ALL POLITICAL PARTIES ARE AUTHORITARIAN and thus do not attract the brightest and the best ,they attract moths drawn to power and corruption.That's why we see Labour and Tory voting together to keep THIER POWER!!Parliments(UK and Scottish) will never willingly give up any power ,that's why A DIRECT DEMOCRACY INDEPENDANT SCOTLAND is the solution in my opinion.<br />http://cuthulan.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/a-direct-democracy-independant-scotland/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-5116919520494703242010-01-30T14:10:13.630+00:002010-01-30T14:10:13.630+00:00Nice list.
"British" or "Britain&...Nice list. <br /><br />"British" or "Britain" should never of covered the entire island. Who asked for that? Why not "Albion" or even "Great Caledonia"? <br /><br />Take a look around boards on-line and you can see the world use British and English interchangeability. No problem.<br /><br />You'll also see the same people use Scottish separately. ie: people do actually refer to the British and Scottish. <br /><br />That's not an error on their part. It's correct. The error lies here to erase Scottish-ness. You must be "British" as the State said so. <br /><br />In effect, saying to the world "I'm British" is also saying "I'm not Scottish" as they recognise them as two separate things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-59614463273676912102010-01-25T12:05:20.316+00:002010-01-25T12:05:20.316+00:00Alex,
Speak of the devil.
The Caledonian Merc...Alex,<br /><br />Speak of the devil.<br /><br />The <a href="http://caledonianmercury.com/" rel="nofollow"> Caledonian Mercury </a> might fit the bill.OutLanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981951253443922787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-35690102680741472362010-01-25T11:45:48.496+00:002010-01-25T11:45:48.496+00:00Cheers, GLG / Joan,
Glad you liked the post.
I&...Cheers, GLG / Joan,<br /><br />Glad you liked the post. <br /><br />I'll look into the renewables thing. I seem to remember something on your blog about it. It sounds like part of a bigger picture to favour the south with investment in industrial research, as I know at least one other industry that is suffering the same way.<br /><br />In the meantime, keep up the great work!OutLanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981951253443922787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-81871075208541971642010-01-25T11:33:03.715+00:002010-01-25T11:33:03.715+00:00Cheers, BL.
Happy riding in 2010.
And make sure ...Cheers, BL.<br /><br />Happy riding in 2010.<br /><br />And make sure you get the motor cycle out the garage from time to time too.OutLanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981951253443922787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-38673200335420037732010-01-25T11:31:13.204+00:002010-01-25T11:31:13.204+00:00Alex,
Some good points. I'll try to get to t...Alex, <br /><br />Some good points. I'll try to get to them in the next few days.<br /><br />Love the idea of the pro-independence comment board. It's something I've been thinking about for a while, and I know there are others of a like mind.<br /><br />The stifling of commentary on the media stories is forcing the issue.OutLanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981951253443922787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-32029651317770259452010-01-24T22:55:34.506+00:002010-01-24T22:55:34.506+00:00Very much enjoyed this post. What about adding the...Very much enjoyed this post. What about adding the obstacles the UK state is putting in the way of Scotland developing its renewable energy sector - eg the grid charging us more to transport electricity, the UK government's under funding of marine power, the decision to make Loughborough and not the Scottish Universities a cenre for specialist funing....there is much more i am sureGo Lassie Gohttp://www.joanmcalpine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675315250922573398.post-31618272025808176902010-01-24T18:11:26.457+00:002010-01-24T18:11:26.457+00:00Outlander,
Sorry I'm late but a summer riding ...Outlander,<br />Sorry I'm late but a summer riding accident had actually put me out of commission longer than I would have liked.<br />I wish you and your family a Happy New Year<br />All the best for 2010Baron's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363887015251189502noreply@blogger.com