I’m starting the countdown for the idiot “but the Romanovs were eeevil!” comment. You just know it’s coming.
No, Nicholas and Alexandra were not evil. Nicholas was however a weak man and thus a terrible ruler; might have made a decent country baron, but absolutely not cut out to rule an empire. And OTMAA did not deserve what happened to them. At the hands of Every Single Time.
Here’s some Solzhenitsyn (and that book likely will NEVER get an official English translation published — supposedly one is due 2026, but we shall see).
“ You must understand, the leading Bolsheviks who took over Russia were not Russians. They hated Russians. They hated Christians. Driven by ethnic hatred they tortured and slaughtered millions of Russians without a shred of human remorse. It cannot be overstated. Bolshevism committed the greatest human slaughter of all time. The fact that most of the world is ignorant and uncaring about this enormous crime is proof that the global media is in the hands of the perpetrators”.
“ We cannot state that all Jews are Bolsheviks. But – Without Jews there would never have been Bolshevism.”
I live in western North Carolina and was in the hurricane Helene's bullseye. Just got power and internet back after 10 days. power companies are here from 2 dozen states and Canada. Local town's low parts were under 8 fttet of water.
Back in 1998, i lived in Plattsburgh, NY. In February we had an ice storm that knocke out power through several counties around Lake Champlain, and the roads were totally impassable due to icing, as well as fallen trees. I was without power for 27 days. I do not recall any help coming from FEMA. My basement flooded with groundwater because there was no power for the sump pump, and hand bailing was impossible. After about 3 weeks the Fire Dept was making the rounds pumping out cellars, but the rain was still draining and the water table was only inches below ground level. The temp hovered right around freezing, so we emptied the refrigerator and freezer and buried it in a backyard snowdrift. We had a woodstove in the living room which kept the house warm, and my camping stove to cook on. I also had several oil lamps I had brought back from my tour in Ankara Turkey where electricity was off more than on. We had connected to the town water system that summer, so safe running water was available. If we'd still been on the well, things might have gotten tight, although I have gotten by on melted snow treated with Clorox. Military Survival training, some camping experience, and a little preparation saw us through. About two weeks after the clean up, and a mountain of paperwork, FEMA granted me $500.00 to replace my furnace. Everything else in the basement had been under 4 ft of water and was trashed. Yeah, they wwere from the government and they really helped!
I’m starting the countdown for the idiot “but the Romanovs were eeevil!” comment. You just know it’s coming.
ReplyDeleteNo, Nicholas and Alexandra were not evil. Nicholas was however a weak man and thus a terrible ruler; might have made a decent country baron, but absolutely not cut out to rule an empire. And OTMAA did not deserve what happened to them. At the hands of Every Single Time.
Here’s some Solzhenitsyn (and that book likely will NEVER get an official English translation published — supposedly one is due 2026, but we shall see).
“ You must understand, the leading Bolsheviks who took over Russia were not Russians. They hated Russians. They hated Christians. Driven by ethnic hatred they tortured and slaughtered millions of Russians without a shred of human remorse. It cannot be overstated. Bolshevism committed the greatest human slaughter of all time. The fact that most of the world is ignorant and uncaring about this enormous crime is proof that the global media is in the hands of the perpetrators”.
“ We cannot state that all Jews are Bolsheviks. But – Without Jews there would never have been Bolshevism.”
I live in western North Carolina and was in the hurricane Helene's bullseye. Just got power and internet back after 10 days. power companies are here from 2 dozen states and Canada. Local town's low parts were under 8 fttet of water.
ReplyDeleteGlad yer OK.
DeleteBack in 1998, i lived in Plattsburgh, NY. In February we had an ice storm that knocke out power through several counties around Lake Champlain, and the roads were totally impassable due to icing, as well as fallen trees. I was without power for 27 days. I do not recall any help coming from FEMA. My basement flooded with groundwater because there was no power for the sump pump, and hand bailing was impossible. After about 3 weeks the Fire Dept was making the rounds pumping out cellars, but the rain was still draining and the water table was only inches below ground level. The temp hovered right around freezing, so we emptied the refrigerator and freezer and buried it in a backyard snowdrift. We had a woodstove in the living room which kept the house warm, and my camping stove to cook on. I also had several oil lamps I had brought back from my tour in Ankara Turkey where electricity was off more than on. We had connected to the town water system that summer, so safe running water was available. If we'd still been on the well, things might have gotten tight, although I have gotten by on melted snow treated with Clorox. Military Survival training, some camping experience, and a little preparation saw us through. About two weeks after the clean up, and a mountain of paperwork, FEMA granted me $500.00 to replace my furnace. Everything else in the basement had been under 4 ft of water and was trashed. Yeah, they wwere from the government and they really helped!
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