“The objective of the three empires chronicled in 1984 ‘was to arrest progress and freeze history at a chosen moment,’ wrote Orwell, so that ‘this time, by conscious strategy, the High would be able to maintain their position permanently.’ “
Much of 1984 was blatant non-fiction, especially regarding the Utopian Dream. Here, the vaunted PNAC signatory Francis Fukuyama's pre-mature (1989, 1992), then retracted (2004, 2006, 2013), now reinstated (2022) declaration of “The End of History.” And that ideological phrase has pursed the lips of every globalist before and since:
I have (always) read your articles, assiduously, Michael Buergermeister, and NO, I most assuredly, did not misunderstand either the tenor or tutelage of your tendentious thesis, accordingly my posting of the offending WP piece, wasn't out of any desire to counter, let alone augment, the nuanced narrative of your exemplary epistolary exchanges, but merely to provide additional material (factoid or otherwise), if you like, vis-a-vis your incumbent and invidiously invested interlocutor; the (overarching) subtle, specious, and spurious, serial sophistry of the MSN, has never appreciably attenuated or deleteriously damaged my understanding of the 'Big Questions', quite the contrary, so, again, I proffer my apologies if in doing so, you intuited any inappropriate inflection or mischievous intent on my part.
The article in question doesn't tell me anything I don't already know. On the contrary: it is a further example of deceit, obfuscation and disinformation. I watched the film in question (both Sands & Horst were present) in 2015 and I berated Sands on his double standards. How, I asked, could the British, after what they had done in Ireland, accuse anyone of anything? As a Globalist (with links to an apologist for Neo-Nazis in the Ukraine) he didn't feel personally touched by my critique. I asked about the Neo-Nazis in the Ukraine to which he replied: "A good friend of mine has assured me that there aren't any!" And that after Ukrainian Nazi after Ukrainian Nazi appeared in his own film! The film, I sincerely believe, is not an attempt to deal honestly with the past (where is the evidence that Otto von Wächter was responsible for crimes against humanity? There isn't any! On the contrary!) but an attempt to divert attention from and veil current British support of Neo-Nazis in the Ukraine.
Thank you, for your reply, Michael. I'm (as a result of your recent submissions on Substack - my areas of research/interest are that bit more constrained than your own more empirical evinced, historiographical scholarship) endeavouring, at this moment, to further acquaint myself, and get a little bit more up-to-speed, at this late juncture, as it were, with the considerable professorial pedagogy of 'Phillipe', who, as you confirm, apropos The Ukraine, does boast a particular canine in that fight, as his grandfather was from Lviv, et al (enclosed Sam Wolfson interview in 'the grauniad', 31st March 2022, refers). I'm also atttaching Sands' (4th) Seamus Heaney lecture last December at Liverpool University, as it contains a lot of 'good stuff', in my opinion, for your perusal/scrutiny, when/if you chose to dignify/believe it warrants, your further study (not wishing to inundate you with what may be perceived as additional and unduly tiresome, unhelpful links)?
It's interesting how Sands is working so hard to put Bush, Blair, Clinton, Obama & Biden into prison (heavy irony intended) for their wars of aggression and crimes against humanity. What about investigating British crimes in Northern Ireland for a change? I'd like to see evidence that Sands is who he claims to be and that he actually had all these relatives in the East. I'm becoming slowly sceptical. Heaney probably turned in his grave when he heard the lecture…
You obviously have either misunderstood or haven't read what I've written on this subject so I won't bother repeating myself. This article is the usual superficial, ignorant MSM balderdash (Nazi propaganda) & a complete waste of time…
“The objective of the three empires chronicled in 1984 ‘was to arrest progress and freeze history at a chosen moment,’ wrote Orwell, so that ‘this time, by conscious strategy, the High would be able to maintain their position permanently.’ “
Much of 1984 was blatant non-fiction, especially regarding the Utopian Dream. Here, the vaunted PNAC signatory Francis Fukuyama's pre-mature (1989, 1992), then retracted (2004, 2006, 2013), now reinstated (2022) declaration of “The End of History.” And that ideological phrase has pursed the lips of every globalist before and since:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/10/francis-fukuyama-still-end-history/671761/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_of_history
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Fukuyama
I have (always) read your articles, assiduously, Michael Buergermeister, and NO, I most assuredly, did not misunderstand either the tenor or tutelage of your tendentious thesis, accordingly my posting of the offending WP piece, wasn't out of any desire to counter, let alone augment, the nuanced narrative of your exemplary epistolary exchanges, but merely to provide additional material (factoid or otherwise), if you like, vis-a-vis your incumbent and invidiously invested interlocutor; the (overarching) subtle, specious, and spurious, serial sophistry of the MSN, has never appreciably attenuated or deleteriously damaged my understanding of the 'Big Questions', quite the contrary, so, again, I proffer my apologies if in doing so, you intuited any inappropriate inflection or mischievous intent on my part.
Kind regards,
J.O'D.
The article in question doesn't tell me anything I don't already know. On the contrary: it is a further example of deceit, obfuscation and disinformation. I watched the film in question (both Sands & Horst were present) in 2015 and I berated Sands on his double standards. How, I asked, could the British, after what they had done in Ireland, accuse anyone of anything? As a Globalist (with links to an apologist for Neo-Nazis in the Ukraine) he didn't feel personally touched by my critique. I asked about the Neo-Nazis in the Ukraine to which he replied: "A good friend of mine has assured me that there aren't any!" And that after Ukrainian Nazi after Ukrainian Nazi appeared in his own film! The film, I sincerely believe, is not an attempt to deal honestly with the past (where is the evidence that Otto von Wächter was responsible for crimes against humanity? There isn't any! On the contrary!) but an attempt to divert attention from and veil current British support of Neo-Nazis in the Ukraine.
Thank you, for your reply, Michael. I'm (as a result of your recent submissions on Substack - my areas of research/interest are that bit more constrained than your own more empirical evinced, historiographical scholarship) endeavouring, at this moment, to further acquaint myself, and get a little bit more up-to-speed, at this late juncture, as it were, with the considerable professorial pedagogy of 'Phillipe', who, as you confirm, apropos The Ukraine, does boast a particular canine in that fight, as his grandfather was from Lviv, et al (enclosed Sam Wolfson interview in 'the grauniad', 31st March 2022, refers). I'm also atttaching Sands' (4th) Seamus Heaney lecture last December at Liverpool University, as it contains a lot of 'good stuff', in my opinion, for your perusal/scrutiny, when/if you chose to dignify/believe it warrants, your further study (not wishing to inundate you with what may be perceived as additional and unduly tiresome, unhelpful links)?
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2022/mar/30/vladimir-putin-ukraine-crime-aggression-philippe-sands
https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2022/12/09/the-institute-of-irish-studies-hosts-philippe-sands-kc-for-the-fourth-annual-seamus-heaney-lecture/
JO'D.
It's interesting how Sands is working so hard to put Bush, Blair, Clinton, Obama & Biden into prison (heavy irony intended) for their wars of aggression and crimes against humanity. What about investigating British crimes in Northern Ireland for a change? I'd like to see evidence that Sands is who he claims to be and that he actually had all these relatives in the East. I'm becoming slowly sceptical. Heaney probably turned in his grave when he heard the lecture…
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/11/what-our-fathers-did-shows-pain-germans-acknowledg/?fbclid=IwAR3JOf5xYZwaM6PeQOH0wFJ3aoXmMGX1PWmWfnvb_a07WNn2NBCuO5e_1sE
You obviously have either misunderstood or haven't read what I've written on this subject so I won't bother repeating myself. This article is the usual superficial, ignorant MSM balderdash (Nazi propaganda) & a complete waste of time…