Tag: WWI

  • A Piece Of History (which alludes to the present)

    A Piece Of History (which alludes to the present)

    Before giving you a food for serious thought let me share with you a quote that is in the front page of philosophyofgpoodnews.com. “THE HISTORIAN’S JOB IS TO DECIPHER AND IMPART INFORMATION IN A WAY THAT THE PUBLIC CAN UNDERSTAND. SOME OF THE WORLD’S DUMBEST PEOPLE ARE HISTORIANS LECTURING IN WHAT AMOUNTS TO HISTORY PROPAGANDA…

  • The War For “5”

    The War For “5”

    Numbers possess a certain magic, a divine beauty, and a hidden power. Like many others, I fell in love with mathematics as a child, and that affection was reciprocated, particularly with integrals and differentiation. However, as I matured, our relationship faced a “divorce,” although I have always maintained a respectful connection with math. The fond…

  • Why We Are Being Constantly Deceived?

    Why We Are Being Constantly Deceived?

    “The historian’s job is to decipher and impart information in a way that the public can understand. Some of the world’s dumbest people are historians lecturing in what amounts to history propaganda, and some of the world’s most intelligent historians are painting houses. This is the problem with history.” (1) Taking the inspiration from the…

  • Can the drive for destruction be cured?

    Can the drive for destruction be cured?

    Before judging anything and anyone one needs to know what is the ultimate goal of that person, that group, that nation and those people. And if one comes to the conclusion, after examining many different events occurred in recent as well as ancient history, that goal was and still is, beyond the world domination, the…

  • Kitchener, Horatio Herbert, and his short stay in Cyprus

    “Cyprus, a little world in itself… no wild beast or reptiles disturb the solitude. The water is sweet and cool, the wine is nectar, and the food plain and good: above all, I know that my grave will be respected and that kind hands will close my eyes.” – From the 1936 book Historic Cyprus…