I know this is outside the "Classical Liberal paradigm" but the more I understand about the reality of the Spanish Civil War, the more I can understand why Franco won....
Imagine if Spain had gone Communist and then pushed into France....
It’s a part of history I really don’t know that much about. But I stumbled on that story which I thought was incredible. They would give their gold to Stalin rather than have OTHER Spaniards with a different world view have it, even if it was rightfully theirs
Dominic, do you think both Socialists and Capitalists look on people as just interchangeable economic units and that blinds them to national identity/ any group identity?
I can't wait to read this, but alas I am in the U.S. and need to wait much longer than U.K. residents to get my greedy hands on it. I guess alternatively I could just come to England to pick up a copy.
Crazy! Eh? Almost as crazy as the guy who gave away the Chagos islands to Mauritius, who didn't really want them, and actually PAID them to accept the deal!!
There's an order to things. Preexisting rhythm. Music. Subversion of that solid wall of sound, supplanting it with out of order & artificial tracks, occupies many.
And then there's lyrics. That's all many ears can hear. And for too many of those hearing is believing.
So when they hear, & recite, "leader" it feels real & too often "real good," too.
Correct the lyric "leader" to "user" tho & those ears go deaf. Or what's between those ears doesn't like what it hears, & goes to the barricades.
Hear-whores bedded by lyrical "geniuses." It's the oldest gig.
The naivety of the Western Left never ceases to amaze me.
I know, right? It’s incredible even then.
I know this is outside the "Classical Liberal paradigm" but the more I understand about the reality of the Spanish Civil War, the more I can understand why Franco won....
Imagine if Spain had gone Communist and then pushed into France....
It’s a part of history I really don’t know that much about. But I stumbled on that story which I thought was incredible. They would give their gold to Stalin rather than have OTHER Spaniards with a different world view have it, even if it was rightfully theirs
There are a lot of parallels with today
Dominic, do you think both Socialists and Capitalists look on people as just interchangeable economic units and that blinds them to national identity/ any group identity?
I would say anything that involves top down planning at the government level as a tendency to revert to this
I can't wait to read this, but alas I am in the U.S. and need to wait much longer than U.K. residents to get my greedy hands on it. I guess alternatively I could just come to England to pick up a copy.
Many thanks, Michael. It’s a shame that the dates aren’t better coordinated but such as the way with publishing.
Ordered a copy on audible. Sounds great!
Thank you
Looking forward to the book.
Thanks, Charlie
Can’t wait to read the book!
Thank you!
Just pre-ordered 👍
I hope you enjoy it
Thank you Dominic. A wonderful tale of greed, fear and opportunism
Thanks, Simon indeed
Reassuring to know that Gordon Brown was not the only fool when it comes to giving away a country's gold reserves.
Crazy! Eh? Almost as crazy as the guy who gave away the Chagos islands to Mauritius, who didn't really want them, and actually PAID them to accept the deal!!
You could buy it on Amazon.co.uk and pay the shipping. A little less than flying to the uk… it’s what I did.
Ordered a copy on audible. Sounds great!
There's an order to things. Preexisting rhythm. Music. Subversion of that solid wall of sound, supplanting it with out of order & artificial tracks, occupies many.
And then there's lyrics. That's all many ears can hear. And for too many of those hearing is believing.
So when they hear, & recite, "leader" it feels real & too often "real good," too.
Correct the lyric "leader" to "user" tho & those ears go deaf. Or what's between those ears doesn't like what it hears, & goes to the barricades.
Hear-whores bedded by lyrical "geniuses." It's the oldest gig.
Here's the gig I used in boyhood:
https://www.agrisupply.com/images/xxl/60248.jpg
For frogs & such.