Category: History
Are We in Stage 6 or 7 of ‘The Eight Stages of the Rise and Fall of Civilizations’?
SEE: ‘The Eight Stages of the Rise and Fall of Civilizations‘: https://blog.adw.org/2016/10/eight-stages-rise-fall-civilizations/ There’s an expression I use loosely, sometimes sarcastically, other times to make a point, related to what is happening in the West in general: “The last days of Rome.” Mind you, Rome, the empire (and as a civilization)…
Aquino Tank Weekend 2025, British Armour and Veterans, Volunteers, Steel Aces, MAG, and More
For all the tank nerds out there, here is a short informative and fascinating tidbit clip (below) by Australian Lottie The Tank Whisperer about the British armour and the British veterans participating in the Aquino Tank Weekend this past weekend in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. This year, Aquino Tank Weekend was…
About Canada’s Federal Elections Yesterday, Canadian Voter Rights, Voter ID and the GTA
During Canada’s elections yesterday, I volunteered as a scrutineer (i.e. an ‘observer’) at a polling station. The rules work in the following way: if someone shows up to vote or to register to vote without a Voter Information Card, they can vote and/or register by presenting a government-issued ID, such…
HistoryLegends: ‘How France Got EJECTED From West Africa’
This is well worth the watch. HistoryLegends points out something related to what I’ve been saying consistently, i.e. the French military in those Sahelian countries was there to help those countries. This was nothing colonial because those troops were there at the invitation of those governments. These are independent nations…