Thursday, October 30, 2008
The History Hour
Rome and collapse of republican government during class warfare
Today Jeanes goes into great detail about ancient Rome's constitution, social classes, and the wars of empire it fought. He turns also to review of the Canadian federal election results, and analyses why the Liberals lost so badly. He castigates Stephan Dion, and the Bloc Quebecois, for the Harperite minority regime we will have to tolerate. Jeanes relates his part in a debate at Selkirk College on the abortion question last Oct. 24.
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peter wilson on Nov 11 09
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Charles,
One way support peace and remember ALL who have died as a result of war on Remembrance Day is to wear a white poppy which you can buy from representatives of the following website. Note that there are people in BC who sell them, or you can make one yourself as I have. You can also become a representative and have a supply of poppies available in Nelson.
http://www.ppu.org.uk/poppy/index.html
The story about the store owner in Edmonton is very interesting, as is the lack of coverage in Canadian news about the laying of the white poppy wreath at the cenotaph in Ottawa. Here is a video of last year’s ceremony and it will be held again this year.
(Here’s another link if the video didn’t come through:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C85Y3zFlO5M
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