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Category Archives: England
British Jewish Leaders Want To Ban Racists From Social Media
By this standard, Jews who quote Torah will also have to be banned. By this standard, much of Torah, the Jewish tradition and the Jewish prayer book would have to be banned for hate speech. Many Jews have used the … Continue reading
The Joys Of Islamic Immigration
The view from Britain: “Yet without a common language there will not be integration or shared culture. There will instead be mistrust, insularity, a ghetto-instinct and inward-looking ethnic groupings with neither love for nor loyalty to the nation. Muslim leaders … Continue reading
Oliver Cromwell
There is much to admire in the life success of Oliver Cromwell. He was a nobody who ended up running all of England. Hope for the nobodies of the world. A friend responds that she doesn’t like Oliver Cromwell. “He … Continue reading
Tom Sunic On Free Speech And The Future Of Western Civilization
In a video discussion above, Andrew Fraser tells Tom Sunic: “A hundred years ago, my people [WASPs] were standing astride the world like a colossus. Today Anglo-Saxons have degenerated into an invisible race of wimpy WASPs who have degenerated into … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fraser, Australia, Christianity, England, English, Nationalism, WASPs, Whites
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Jews & The Fight Against Racism In Post-WWII England
Sunday, I interviewed by Skype Anglo-Jewry historian Geoffrey Alderman (GeoffreyAlderman.com). He is the author of 22 books, including Modern British Jewry. Here are some highlights of our discussion about fewer than .5% of Britain’s population. Listen. Luke: “I’m interested in … Continue reading
Modern Orthodox Demographics
In his fifth lecture on the Steipler for Torah in Motion, professor Marc B. Shapiro says: Modern Orthodox is larger than haredim. Modern is larger in Israel, about 20-25% of the population. The haredim are about 11%. The Modern are … Continue reading
Posted in England, Haredi, Israel, Marc B. Shapiro, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy
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Riding The Downton Abbey Craze
I love this pre-WWI PBS series. I watched it about a year ago on Netflix. It was enthralling. I’m glad to see that it is spurring people to buy books. I also loved Brideshead Revisited in the early 1980s. I … Continue reading
Posted in England
Tagged american public television, brideshead revisited, lady astor, loyal servants, pbs series, wartime england
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‘His feuds were many and slashing’
I remember my therapist saying me after I had created another ruckus, “I don’t think you even want to change.” From the New York Times, a review of a new book on historian Hugh Trevor-Roper: Among his antagonists was Evelyn … Continue reading
Posted in England
Tagged evelyn waugh, historian hugh, howard johnston, hugh trevor roper, intellectual terrorism, roman catholicism
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Leftists Sympathize With London Rioters, Rightists Condemn Rioters
So we had shocking riots in London last month with a vast amount of nihilistic violence, looting and destruction. On the left, comes sympathy for the rioters, most notably by the deputy prime minister of Britain, Nick Clegg: Clegg said … Continue reading
Posted in England
Tagged deputy prime minister, foxnews com, nick clegg, poor youngsters, prime minister of britain, rioters
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Britain’s Moral Decay
By Jonathan Rosenblum, on August 19th, 2011 Riots that started in London’s Hackney neighborhood last week spread quickly across London and to other large British cities, as rioters saw policemen standing back as they looted and burned. Meanwhile, in major … Continue reading
Posted in England
Tagged british underclass, british welfare, city crime rates, flash mobs, Jonathan Rosenblum, loot stores
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